At least 17 killed in stampede at a religious festival in India's Kolkata, NDTV reports
Police said rain and a microphone announcement triggered the rush, and authorities detained 12 people as they reviewed CCTV footage and safety lapses.
- On Saturday evening, a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata killed 19 people and injured 25 others during a crowd surge as attendees rushed for shelter amid heavy rainfall.
- Heavy rainfall triggered a mass movement toward the exit gate, with some accounts attributing panic to loudspeaker announcements and security personnel whistling that prompted the dangerous rush.
- Kolkata Police arrested seven people, including puja committee members and private security staff, for alleged crowd management failures, while authorities formed a Special Investigation Team to examine CCTV footage.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari pledged Rs 25 lakh and a government job for each deceased family, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh in ex-gratia payments for the next of kin.
- Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, for three days to restrict public gatherings and maintain order during ongoing festivities.
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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…
At least 18 people have been killed and 25 injured at an Indian religious festival in Kolkata. Several organizers have been detained due to mass panic.
At least 19 people have died and 25 others were injured in a stampede during the Durga festival in Kolkata, West Bengal, in eastern India.
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