At least 17 killed in stampede at a religious festival in India's Kolkata, NDTV reports
Police deployed disaster teams and launched a transparent probe after the crowd surge left 17 dead and 35 injured, officials said.
- On Saturday, October 17, a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata killed at least 17 people and injured 35 others, according to police and hospital sources.
- Sudden heavy rain prompted visitors waiting outside the pandal to rush toward the exit gate, creating a bottleneck that triggered the crowd surge around 7:40 pm in the Girish Park police station area.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Health Minister Saradwat Mukherjee rushed to Calcutta Medical College and Hospital to assess the situation, while authorities deployed disaster management teams and activated helpline 18003455678.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex-gratia payments of Rs 2 lakh for families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured from the National Relief Fund, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah postponed his West Bengal programs to visit those recovering.
- Authorities launched an investigation into safety arrangements and crowd-control protocols, as similar stampede-like situations have occurred previously at Deshapriya Park and Sreebhumi, highlighting systemic vulnerabilities at festival venues.
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During the Hindu festival Durga Puja many people flock to a pavilion in Kolkata. At the exit there is a deadly crowd.
17 dead, 25 injured at Kolkata pandal stampede, says West Bengal CM Adhikari; assures full support
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday confirmed that 17 people had died and 25 others were injured in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. He assured that all necessary support would be extended to the affected families and that the investigation into the incident would be conducted transparently.
Seventeen people died and 25 were injured in a stampede at a religious festival in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. NDTV reported that the stampede occurred as a large crowd tried to find shelter from heavy rain.
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haberglobal.comA stampede occurred at a religious festival in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, as crowds sought shelter from heavy rain in an enclosed area. Seventeen people died and 25 were injured in the incident.
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At least 35 people were injured this Saturday in a stampede during the Durga Puja celebrations, one of India's leading Hindu festivities, in the eastern city of Calcutta, the police reported.
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