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Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede kills 17, injures 25 after rain triggers rush; PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia
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Kolkata: Seventeen people were killed and 25 others injured in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Saturday, as a spell of evening rain reportedly triggered a surge of visitors, leading to the collapse of part of the makeshift structure.The incident occurred at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durgotsab Samiti's pandal in Kolkata on the second day of the annual autumn worship of the goddess.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari confirmed that 17 people had died, and 25 others had been injured
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