Chorbagan Durga Puja Crowd Crush Kills 19 in Kolkata
On 17 October 2026, a crowd crush at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata killed 19 people, according to subsequent reporting, and injured many more. The disaster raised urgent questions about crowd control and safe exits at large festivals.
Authentic October 2019 photograph of Chorbagan Sarbojanin's Durga Puja pandal, the same festival venue as the 2026 tragedy; not a photograph of the crowd crush or 2026 festivities. · Credit: Tarunsamanta · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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