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Chorbagan Durga Puja Stampede: Father and Son from Muzaffarpur Among 19 Dead
- •Abhishek Srivastava and his seven-year-old son Ayansh from Muzaffarpur lost their lives in the tragic stampede while visiting Kolkata's Durga Puja.
- •The devastating stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja marquee claimed the lives of 19 people, destroying many happy families in a single moment.
- •The victims included individuals from Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, East Bardhaman, and North and South 24 Parganas districts.
- •Childhood friends Barnali Halder and Tania Biswas also headed out to witness the celebrations and never returned home.
- •Dilip Ghosh and his wife Dipali Ghosh from Baranagar fell victim to the horrific accident, leaving their only son completely alone.
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The tragedy occurred on Saturday evening at around 7:40 PM during heavy rainfall, which caused a massive influx of visitors to crowd the marquee. The narrow entry and exit paths, combined with confusion over crowd movement announcements and an announcement that the pandal might collapse, created panic, causing people to lose their balance and get crushed.
The stampede resulted in the tragic deaths of 19 people, including visitors from Kolkata and various other districts like Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, East Bardhaman, and Bihar, while over 25 to 35 people sustained injuries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased person, along with Rs. 50,000 for the injured. Additionally, state authorities announced financial relief and support for the affected families.
