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A stampede caused by sudden rain led to the death of 17 people and injuries to 25 others at a Durga Puja celebration in Kolkata on Saturday. West Bengal’s Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari confirmed that seven individuals, including a seven-year-old girl, have been identified as fatalities. The incident is part of a pattern of deadly crowd-related accidents during mass events in India due to poor management and safety issues. Recent examples include fatal stampedes at a Hindu temple in Bihar and the Kumbh Mela religious fair.

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At least 17 people were killed and two dozen more injured on Saturday in eastern India after a stampede that was likely caused by sudden rainfall during a Hindu religious gathering, officials said. asserted

officials → kill → gathering

West Bengal’s Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari told reporters the fatalities included a seven-year-old girl, adding that 25 others were injured outside a pavilion “in a stampede” at the Hindu festival of Durga Puja in the city of Kolkata. “Six bodies have so far been identified,” Adhikari said. asserted

Adhikari → tell → Kolkata

A senior police official at the scene told AFP an announcement caused “commotion” after it started raining at night and the “crowd waiting outside the pandal (pavilion) was pushing, pulling and rushing forward and fell on the ground, leading to the stampede”. asserted

crowd → tell → stampede

In August, a stampede at a Hindu temple in Bihar killed at least seven people and injured 19 others. asserted

stampede → kill → others

Last year, a stampede at India’s Kumbh Mela religious fair killed 30 people and injured several others, and 11 fans were crushed to death in Bengaluru during celebrations for the local cricket team’s first Indian Premier League title. asserted

fans → kill → title

The same year, 36 people were killed after a stampede broke out at a campaign rally of a popular actor-turned-politician in southern Tamil Nadu state. In 2024, 121 people were killed in northern Uttar Pradesh state during a Hindu religious gathering. asserted

people → kill → gathering

17 dead, 25 hurt in stampede at Durga Puja gathering in Kolkata

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