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Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: Police Detain 12 Organisers Following Tragic Mishap
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News18•18-10-2026, 02:30
Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: Police Detain 12 Organisers Following Tragic Mishap
- •Police detained 12 people, including organisers of the Chorebagan Durga Puja, following a stampede that resulted in 19 deaths and 24 injuries.
- •The tragedy occurred due to a massive crowd surge amid rain on Maha Saptami at the north Kolkata pandal.
- •West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced an SIT probe headed by a sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court.
- •Kolkata Police's Anti-Rowdy Section has collected CCTV footage to investigate crowd mismanagement lapses by any individual or security personnel.
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The stampede occurred at the Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata following a massive crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening during Maha Saptami.
Police detained 12 people, including organizers of the Chorebagan Durga Puja, as part of their ongoing investigation into the crowd mismanagement.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that a Special Investigation Team headed by a sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court will investigate the incident.
