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Current Affairs UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

Who among the following has been nominated to probe the Stampede at the Allahabad Railway station on February 10, 2013 during the Kumbh?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Hon. Justice Onkareshwar Bhatt

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Hon. Justice Onkareshwar Bhatt”.
On the Kumbh fair 2013, 37 people were killed and hundreds were injured in a stampede on the Allahabad station. The Uttar Pradesh government had appointed a one-member committee under the chairmanship of Allahabad High Court retired Justice Omkareshwar Bhatti to probe the Stampede at the Allahabad Railway station.

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