Haste to take soil from near godman's feet caused stampede: Hathras eyewitness

In Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, a stampede at a religious gathering led to 121 deaths as devotees rushed to collect "Baba's Charan Dhul" (soil from the godman's feet), according to eyewitness Sudhir Pratap Singh. The godman allegedly announced the collection, causing a chaotic rush where people fell and piled up. Meanwhile, advocate AP Singh, representing the godman, claimed the stampede was caused by unidentified men spraying poison, suggesting it was a planned conspiracy.