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Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 19 dead; PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee express grief

Times of India - India · 17 October 2026 at 10:52 pm

Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 19 dead; PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee express grief

In a heartbreaking incident at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, a stampede claimed the lives of at least 19 people and left 25 others injured amid a surge of visitors driven by panic from heavy rains.

Rescue efforts were promptly initiated, and medical staff rushed the injured to hospitals.

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