17 dead, 25 others injured in stampede at Kolkata Durga puja pandal

At least 17 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede-like situation at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said.

One of the injured was in a critical condition, he said.

“Seventeen people were brought dead to Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, while 25 others are injured,” Adhikari said.

“Seventeen people were brought dead to Calcutta



Medical College and Hospital, while 25 others are injured,” Adhikari said.

He said an announcement by the organisers of the community Durga Puja at Chorbagan off Chittaranjan Avenue in north Kolkata led to a rush among the revellers, causing the “painful incident”.

As it started raining, the crowd waiting outside the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal rushed forward, and some of them fell on the road, leading to the stampede, a police officer said.