CM Suvendu Adhikari gives Rs 25 lakh each to victims' families in Kolkata stampede

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday met the families of three people killed in the Kolkata Durga Puja stampede and handed them ex gratia compensation of Rs 25 lakh each, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

Nineteen people were killed and 25 others injured in the



stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening.

The chief minister's visits followed the deaths of 19 people in the stampede, with the affected families receiving compensation as the state sought a judicial investigation into the incident.