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IN PICTURES: Kolkata Durga Puja temples close after stampede kills 19

IOL · 18 October 2026 at 10:00

IN PICTURES: Kolkata Durga Puja temples close after stampede kills 19

Several major Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata have suspended or restricted entry after a stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin killed 19 people and injured 25 others.

Police have arrested seven people and an SIT has been formed to investigate.

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