The FIR was filed against Madhukar and others for allegedly deceiving the authorities by requesting permission for a gathering of 80,000 devotees while over 200,000 people attended the religious event in Phulrai village.
The Hathras police have rejected claims of being ‘lenient’ towards Surajpal, asserting that the investigation remains active.“Investigation is an ongoing process and is on in this case too.
The FIR includes several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), specifically 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 223 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant), and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence).
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