In a video statement, Bhole Baba said that he had faith that those responsible for the disaster would be punished.

Bhole Baba’s prayer meeting at Hathras, in Uttar Pradesh on July 2 saw the deaths of 121 people, the vast majority women, after a rush to the exits among the 250,000 devotees who came to watch him preach.

The former police officerturnedspiritual leader has not been seen in public since, while seven others involved in staging the event have been arrested.

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