Kolkata Police search for person who spread rumour before Durga Puja pandal stampede

Oct 20, 2026

Kolkata Police are currently searching for an individual responsible for misleading attendees during the Durga Puja event. An announcement of a collapsing pandal is believed to have incited panic among the crowd. This resulted in a stampede that caused 19 fatalities and left 25 people injured. Investigators are analyzing CCTV footage to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the incident.

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