At least 19
people, including 13 women and one child, died and 25 others suffered injuries
in a stampede at the Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Durga Puja Pandal in North
Kolkata, India on Saturday evening.
The crush
occurred around 7:40 pm on the seventh day of the 10-day Durga Puja festival,
under the Girish Park Police Station jurisdiction as massive crowds gathered
amid heavy rain.
In an
official evening statement, Kolkata Police said, “Today (17/10/26), at around
19:40 hrs, a stampede o...