Stampede At Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
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- AFP; ReutersAl Jazeera
- George WrightBBC
- Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning Post
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Stampede At Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata. (2026, October 18). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/87627
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At least 17 people have been killed and 25 injured in a stampede at a religious festival in the city of Kolkata in eastern India.
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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”.
In 2024, 121 people were killed in northern Uttar Pradesh state during a Hindu religious gathering.
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- 17 Oct
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.
Coverage 7 articles
18 Oct At least 19 dead in stampede at Kolkata Hindu festival
Al Jazeera
18 Oct Stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India kills 19
Toronto Star18 Oct Stampede kills at least 17 people at religious festival in India
ABC News (AU)
17 Oct 19 dead, 25 hurt in stampede at India religious festival
South China Morning Post
17 Oct At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India
BBC
17 Oct At least 17 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India
Al Jazeera
17 Oct 17 dead, 25 hurt in stampede at Durga Puja gathering in Kolkata
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