At least 17 killed in stampede at a religious festival in India's Kolkata, NDTV reports
Police are probing crowd-control lapses after the crush injured about two dozen people and led to compensation for victims' families.
- On Wednesday, the West Bengal government constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team to investigate the Oct 17 stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, formed in consultation with the Calcutta High Court.
- The stampede claimed at least 19 lives and left 25 others injured amid a massive crowd rush during heavy rain, according to initial assessments of the tragedy.
- Justice Anindita Roy Saraswati will lead the SIT, which must examine crowd management, administrative lapses, CCTV footage, and other evidence to submit findings within three months to the West Bengal government.
- Following the incident, the Kolkata Fire Department placed Durga Puja pandals in South Kolkata—including Chetla, Tridhara, Deshapriya Park, and Tollygunge Cultural—under special scrutiny and directed committees to implement additional fire safety measures.
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and senior officials are closely monitoring the situation while the West Bengal government announced compensation of Rs 25 lakh and a job for each victim's family.
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In the Indian million city of Kolkata mass panic broke out on Saturday evening (local time) at a religious festival. 19 people were killed, 25 others were taken to a hospital with injuries. Indian media reported a "misleading announcement".
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17 dead, dozens injured after stampede at Indian religious event
At least 17 people were killed in a stampede during a Hindu religious event in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday, officials said, the latest episode in a persistent public safety problem for India.
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