An announcement, panic, then 19 crushed: Man behind Kolkata's Chor Bagan pandal ‘collapse’ call arrested Police say an announcement that the Chor Bagan Durga Puja pandal was collapsing may have sparked panic and a stampede on October 17, killing 19 people. Updated on: Oct 23, 2026, 14:57:09 IST Edited by Nayanika Sengupta Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link
An announcement, panic, then 19 crushed: Man behind Kolkata's Chor Bagan pandal ‘collapse’ call arrested
Police say an announcement that the Chor Bagan Durga Puja pandal was collapsing may have sparked panic and a stampede on October 17, killing 19 people.
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