Bhole Baba: the preacher whose sermon led to stampede in India

NEW DELHI: A massive gathering addressed by an Indian policeman-turned-preacher turned horribly wrong on Tuesday, as at least 121 people, mostly women and children, died in a stampede.

“Bhole Baba”, or the Innocent Elder, is the sobriquet of a self-styled godman who was a police constable before he turned to spirituality and became a preacher.

Originally Suraj Pal Singh, he later changed his name to Narayan Sakar Hari. He is currently untraceable, and police in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh...