At least 17 killed in stampede at a religious festival in India's Kolkata, NDTV reports
Police said heavy rain and an exit-gate collapse triggered the crush, and officials launched a probe into crowd-control lapses after 25 people were injured.
- On Saturday evening, a crowd surge at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata killed 19 people and injured 25 others amid heavy rainfall during the Hindu festival.
- Panic erupted as sudden rainfall prompted visitors to rush toward the exit; an announcement by private security and whistle-blowing exacerbated the crush, with eyewitnesses describing unbearable pressure that trapped people.
- West Bengal Police arrested seven people, including organizers and security staff, on Sunday; authorities formed a Special Investigation Team headed by a sitting Calcutta High Court judge to probe failures.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 200,000 rupees for deceased families and 50,000 rupees for the injured, while the state government pledged 25 lakh rupees and a government job per family.
- Kolkata Police imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 until October 20 to maintain order, as the tragedy echoes recurring safety risks at Indian religious festivals following similar deadly incidents in prior years.
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At least 19 people were killed and about 20 others injured in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday when a sudden downpour hit the area, authorities said. A local official told reporters that a seven-year-old girl was among the dead. A police spokesman told AFP that a stampede broke out at the Durga Puja festival when several people began to push each other. Some fell to the ground and were t…
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