UP Govt Forms 3-Member Judicial Commission to Probe Hathras Stampede Incident

The three-member Judicial Inquiry Commission formed on Wednesday to probe the Hathras stampede in Uttar Pradesh will be headed by a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) : On the direction of Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, the state government formed a three-member Judicial Inquiry Commission on Wednesday to probe the Hathras stampede incident.

The Commission, which is formed a day after the incident, will be headed by a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Brijesh Kumar Srivastav.

Retired IAS officers Hemant Rao and Bhavesh Kumar have been made the two members of the Commission, according to the information provided by the state government.

The Commission has been tasked to complete the investigation within two months.