Kolkata Police secure Chorbagan pandal after deadly stampede

Kolkata Police officers were deployed at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on 18 October 2026, one day after a stampede like incident during Saptami evening left at least 19 people dead and 35 injured in Kolkata, West Bengal.

At least 19 people were killed and 35 injured in a stampede like incident at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal during Saptami evening in Kolkata, according to reports. Kolkata Police maintained a heavy presence at the site on 18 October 2026.

Shoes, clothing, and other personal belongings lay scattered near the entrance of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on 18 October 2026, a day after the stampede like crowd surge on Saptami evening that killed at least 19 people and injured 35 in Kolkata.

A Kolkata Police officer maintained vigil at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal area on 18 October 2026, as investigators examined the site following the stampede like incident that claimed at least 19 lives and left 35 people injured in West Bengal.

Kolkata Police were seen reviewing the entry and exit points of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on 18 October 2026, with investigators assessing crowd management arrangements that were in place before the Saptami night stampede killed at least 19 people.

Multiple Kolkata Police officers were stationed around the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on 18 October 2026, reinforcing security a day after the crowd crush on Saptami evening that killed at least 19 people and injured 35 others in Kolkata.

Kolkata Police officers were positioned at the entrance of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on 18 October 2026. The crowd incident on Saptami evening, reportedly triggered by a sudden surge of devotees, left at least 19 dead and 35 injured according to officials.

Kolkata Police launched an investigation into the crowd management failure at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal following the Saptami evening stampede like incident on 17 October 2026 that killed at least 19 people and hospitalised 35 in Kolkata, West Bengal.

A Kolkata Police officer stood guard at the entrance of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on 18 October 2026, as the city mourned the stampede like incident that claimed at least 19 lives and left 35 people injured on Saptami evening in West Bengal.

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