A plea seeking appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired apex court judge to probe the Hathras stampede incident was filed with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, reported PTI. The incident claimed 121 lives as per the latest death toll.

According to the PTI report, the plea was filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari. It has also sought a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a status report on the July 2 incident and to initiate legal action against officials and others for their negligent conduct.