While the number of casualties from the second stampede is yet to be confirmed, the report quoted eyewitnesses claiming seeing several bodies, which were transported in trucks and ambulances.
The petition was mentioned for an early hearing before a bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, which asked the petitioner to follow the procedure and approached the top court’s Registry.
A day after the stampede at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, a prominent seer on Thursday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath of lying and misleading the saints.