n Relatives of those injured in the tragic stampede incident at a ‘satsang sabha’ led by self-styled godman Narayan Saakar Hari, also known as ‘Bhole Baba’, have voiced their grievances at the Sikandrarao district hospital in Hathras.

They complained of inadequate medical treatment for the injured, with many patients being discharged prematurely despite still experiencing significant pain.

The lack of proper care and the hasty discharge of patients have left the victims’ families feeling abandoned and deeply frustrated during this difficult time.

Son of 80-year-old Maya Devi, who has been experiencing severe pain in her chest and has high BP, Dharam Singh, who works as a rickshaw puller, expressed his anguish with the government. He stated that despite being in severe pain and high BP doctors are telling them to get his mother discharged today.

“They have been unable to reduce her chest pain and her BP is not coming down from 200. In this situation, why are they asking us to leave? In fact some people who were discharged yesterday didn’t look well to me and still were sent. If they can’t take care of us in government hospitals, why don’t they let us know,” he said. When asked about the monetary assistance promised by the government of 50,000 rupees to the injured, Singh said no one has offered him anything yet.

20 year old Shikha was the only person in her family who got injured in the stampede. While she was brought to the hospital, doctors discharged her later the same day. However, her condition became worse in the night at home and her family had to rush her to the hospital again. “She got discharged at night the same day. At night while we were sleeping and lights went off, her condition deteriorated. We had to rush her to the hospital,” her mother stated.