Newsbite
India

Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 19 Killed, Safety Measures Announced

Rahul VermaSource: thehindu.com
Updated Oct 18
Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 19 Killed, Safety Measures Announced
Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: 19 Killed, Safety Measures AnnouncedSource: thehindu.com
Text size

A stampede at Kolkata's Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal on October 17, 2026, killed 19 people, mostly women and children. The West Bengal government has announced sweeping safety measures, including deploying 9 IPS officers and reviewing VIP gate arrangements. A high-level committee will inspect compliance, and 7 organizers have been arrested and remanded to police custody.

Read next

India

Mumbai Cyber Cell Arrests Duo For Rs 26.5 Lakh Fraud

The Mumbai Cyber Cell has arrested a father-son duo, Atul Gaikwad and Vineet Gaikwad, for allegedly helping cybercriminals cheat a 55-year-old Malad textile merchant of Rs 26.5 lakh. Fraudsters posing as CID officers threatened the merchant with arrest by falsely linking his Aadhaar card to a terror-related money laundering case. Fearing action, the merchant transferred the money to a bank account managed by the duo, who provided account details to scammers for a commission.

Read story

More to read

More reporting from Newsbite

All stories
IndiaINDIA Bloc To Hold Parallel Parliament Against CEC Gyanesh KumarIndiaMadhya Pradesh's Sidhi district gets rail connectivity for first timeIndiaOpenAI resumes training advanced AI models after security pause