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Tragic Stampede Death in Chorbagan Shatters Samaddar Family
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News18•18-10-2026, 14:19
Tragic Stampede Death in Chorbagan Shatters Samaddar Family
- •Nineteen-year-old Priya Samaddar tragically lost her life due to a stampede while visiting pandals during Durga Puja in Chorbagan.
- •Priya was a first-year BA student at APC College and lived in Jogendranagar, North 24 Parganas.
- •Her father, Shyamal Samaddar, worked tirelessly day and night as a tailor to fulfill all her demands since childhood.
- •The grieving family is unable to accept the sudden and tragic loss of their eldest daughter, who went out with friends to see idols but never returned alive.
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A massive crowd surge and heavy rain led to a stampede near the exit gates of the Chorbagan Sarbojonin Durgotsav Samiti pandal, resulting in multiple casualties.
Priya Samaddar was a 19-year-old first-year BA student from North 24 Parganas who went out with friends to see Durga idols and tragically lost her life in the stampede at Chorbagan.
The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the PMNRF for the families of those who lost their lives, and Rs. 50,000 for the injured.
