About 250,000 people had gathered despite event organisers having approval for only 80,000.
India n authorities say six people have been arrested after 121 people were killed during a stampede at a Hindu religious event.A lawyer says police have arrested people who lost their family members in the stampede, and not those who were actually responsible.
"When the stampede situation happened, all these people who organised fled from the spot," Uttar Pradesh police Inspector-General Shalabh Mathur told reporters. Several people ran towards the preacher's vehicle but were stopped by his aides, leading to commotion during which some of them fell to the ground and were trampled.
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