Bhole Baba (Narayan Saakar Hari) satsang
Uttar Pradesh satsang leader whose July 2024 Hathras event stampede killed 121. Fled after the stampede; SIT investigation continuing.
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BITE breakdown
+1 for the July 2024 Hathras stampede killing 121 at a Bhole Baba satsang.
Profile facts
In context
Bhole Baba (Narayan Saakar Hari) is a former UP police constable who built a guru following. The 2 July 2024 stampede at his Hathras satsang killed 121 and became one of India's deadliest religious gatherings. SIT investigation continuing; organisation continues in reduced form.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering Indian-guru movements.
- Sarlo's Guru Rating Service — Long-standing critical assessment of Indian guru figures.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Legal cases & controversies
- July 2024 Hathras stampede SIT investigation
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 2024-07-02Hathras stampede
Sources
- Various Indian press coverage 2024 search ↗
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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