India event organiser arrested after fatal crush.

Families of stampede victims mourn outside a hospital in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. 

The chief organizer of a religious gathering in northern India that resulted in 121 deaths in a crush last week has surrendered to authorities, according to his lawyer. 

The catastrophe in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras area is one of the country's biggest tragedies in over a decade. 

Almost all of those killed were women and children attending the satsang, a Hindu religious gathering.

Chaos broke out at the end of the event as several in the throng surged towards the preacher, who was leading the overflowing congregation as he was preparing to depart in his car. 

The accident has generated outcry in India, raising concerns about shortcomings in safety and crowd management.

 On Thursday, police announced they had detained six persons who were members of some people who arranged the event. 

More than 120 individuals died in a crush at the religious event.

 On Friday night, police said they detained Devprakash Madhukar, the event's principal organizer, in Delhi's Najafgarh neighborhood and turned him over to authorities in neighboring Uttar Pradesh.

 However, AP Singh, a lawyer for preacher Bhole Baba, who led the congregation, later stated that Mr Madhukar had surrendered to the police.

We informed you that we will turn over Devprakash Madhukar, present him to the authorities, question him, and take part in the investigation and inquiry," he said to the ANI news agency.

We have turned him over to the Uttar Pradesh police and the special investigative team. A comprehensive investigation can now be conducted.

" After appearing before a local court, Mr. Madhukar was given a 14-day detention sentence. He is charged with attempted culpable homicide and is a major suspect in the police case.

 According to the complaint, only about 250,000 people attended the event despite authorities having granted permission for 80,000 individuals to congregate.

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As the preacher was departing, thousands of devotees, according to the police report, went towards his car and started gathering dust from the path as a sign of devotion. 

But Mr. Singh refused to take responsibility, telling the BBC that the crush happened "because of some anti-social elements.

" A "criminal conspiracy hatched against" his client was the reason he gave. Additionally, he refuted rumors that festival security had incited fear by shooing away everyone attempting to obtain Bhole Baba's approval.

 To look into the occurrence, a three-person judicial inquiry commission has been formed.