The organiser of a religious gathering in northern India that killed 121 people in a stampede has surrendered to police, his lawyer said.
The incident in Uttar Pradesh last week was one of the deadliest disasters in India in a decade.
Most of the dead were women and children who had attended a satsang (Hindu religious gathering).
After the event, chaos broke out as a large crowd of people rushed toward the pastor as he tried to leave in his car.
The tragedy sparked massive outrage in India, raising questions about safety measures and crowd management.
Police on Thursday said they had arrested six people belonging to the group that organised the event in Hathras district.
On Friday night, police said they arrested Devprakash Madhukar, the main organiser of the event, from the capital Delhi’s Najafgarh area and handed him over to police in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
However, AP Singh, the lawyer for Bole Baba, the preacher who led the church, later said that Mr Madhukar surrendered to the police.
“We have handed over Devprakash Madhukar, taken him to the police for questioning, participated in the investigation and said that he will participate in the interrogation,” he told news agency ANI.
“We have handed him over to the special investigation team and the Uttar Pradesh police. Now, a thorough investigation can be conducted.”
Mr Madhukar was produced before a local court and sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
He is the prime suspect in the police complaint and is being charged with attempted manslaughter.
According to the complaint, authorities allowed 80,000 people to gather, but about 250,000 showed up at the event.
According to police reports, as the preacher left, thousands of followers rushed toward him and showed devotion by collecting dust on the road.
But Mr Singh denied the accusations, telling the BBC the stampede was caused by “some anti-social elements”. He accused a “criminal conspiracy” against his client.
He also denied reports that security guards pushed away people seeking Bole Baba’s blessings during the festival, creating panic.
A three-member judicial commission was established to investigate the incident.
