PHULRAI MUGHAL
\nMore than three times the permitted number of people attended a Hindu religious event in north India that culminated in a stampede, killing at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding that most of the victims were women.
\nAbout 250,000 people gathered for Tuesday\u2019s event in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state, about 200 km (125 miles) from the Indian capital, New Delhi, despite permission being granted only for 80,000, an initial police report showed.
\nMost of the deaths resulted from suffocation, said doctors at a district hospital treating several victims. \u201cThe injured are fewer because … if you get caught in a stampede, the injuries will mostly be fractures, scratches, or body pain, so most people got up and left,\u201d said Neeta Jain, who is in charge of its emergency ward.
\nAmong the 121 dead were 112 women and seven children, while 31 were injured, according to state authorities.
\nIn their First Information Report, police described a scene of chaos when the preacher at the event, Suraj Pal Singh, also known as \u2018Bhole Baba\u2019, was leaving in his car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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