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Tragedy at Chorbagan: Two Teenage Friends Die in Stampede During Idol-Hopping
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News18•18-10-2026, 13:37
Tragedy at Chorbagan: Two Teenage Friends Die in Stampede During Idol-Hopping
- •Two 17-year-old class 11 students, Tania Biswas and Barnali Halder from Newtown, lost their lives in a deadly stampede caused by heavy crowds at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durga Puja pandel.
- •The close friends had left their homes wearing new sarees, telling their families they were going to see idols.
- •The sudden and tragic deaths have plunged their families and the entire Gouranganagar neighborhood into deep mourning, turning festive joy into profound sorrow.
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The stampede was triggered by a heavy crowd surge and panic amid rain at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durga Puja pandal.
Tania Biswas and Barnali Halder, both 17-year-old class 11 students from Gouranganagar in Newtown, tragically lost their lives in the disaster.
The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who died, and Rs. 50,000 for the injured.
