Main religious ceremony organizer in which 121 people died after the crush in the north Indiawho had been wanted and captured since last Tuesday, surrendered to the policeHis lawyer reported this on Saturday.

“Devprakash Madhukarwhose name is indicated in the complaint in the case Hathraswhere it is displayed as chief organizer, “He surrendered to the police,” the lawyer said on Saturday. A.P. Singh in a video posted on X.

“We promised that We will not ask for an advance deposit, and we will not go to any court, because What have we done, what is our crime?“added the lawyer, before pointing out that his client’s testimony, which was given last night in New Delhi, will allow authorities to “conduct a thorough investigation.”

Madhukar was the main defendant in the case the stampede that broke out last Tuesday during religious event in Hathras areain the state of Uttar Pradesh, where some 250 thousand believers listen to a sermon and ask for blessings from a local guru Bhole Baba, who in unknown place.

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However, The preacher’s name is never mentioned in the complaint. collected by Indian funds, although Police said an investigation was underway.

Quantity The number of participants in the event tripled compared to the expected number initially by the organizers to obtain permission, a situation which, according to the authorities, supported the subsequent stampede in which 121 people died, mostly women.

The ceremony’s organizers disappeared after the human avalanche. among them Madhukarwho had an arrest warrant and the authorities offered reward 100,000 rupees (about $1,200) for his arrest.

The first arrests in connection with the incident took place last Thursday when Police arrested six volunteers from the organization.