Ground Report: Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Stampede - What Really Happened?
At least 17 people, including 13 women and a child, died, and several were left injured in a stampede at a popular Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata on Saturday evening.
"Today (17/10/26), at around 19:40 hrs, a stampede occurred at the exit gate of the Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Puja Pandal in the Girish Park Police Station area due to heavy crowds of pandal visitors amid rain. All injured persons were rescued and taken to MCH (Medical College and Hospital)," the Kolkata Police said in a statement.
