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Kolkata Durga Puja stampede: What happened inside the crowded pandal? | Ground Report
- October 21 , 2026
A Durga Puja celebration in Kolkata turned into a tragedy when a stampede at the Chorbagan pandal claimed 19 lives and left 25 people injured. As grieving families recount their loss and eyewitnesses raise questions about crowd management and emergency response, Special Correspondent Prema Rajaram reports from the ground on what happened and what the investigation must uncover.