SDM, tehsildar, circle officer among officials suspended over Hathras stampede

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended the local SDM, a circle officer and four others based on the SIT report on the Hathras stampede that did not rule out a "big conspiracy" behind the incident.

The SIT report also flagged lapses on the part of the local administration that led to the incident that claimed 121 lives on July 2.

The report held the organisers responsible for the stampede, claiming that they did not make arrangements to manage the crowd and also fixed the responsibility of administration, according to official sources.