Families mourn at Kolkata Morgue after pandal stampede

Bereaved family members of stampede victims from the Charbagan Durga Puja pandal perform funeral rituals at the Kolkata Police Morgue on 18 October 2026, the morning after the tragedy that occurred due to overcrowding on Saturday evening.

Kin of those who lost their lives in the Charbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede are seen performing last rites at the Kolkata Police Morgue on Sunday, 18 October 2026 — the day after the fatal overcrowding incident.

Sorrow stricken relatives of Charbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede victims were present at the Kolkata Police Morgue on 18 October 2026, seeking to identify and receive the remains of those killed amid overcrowding on 17 October 2026.

Dozens of grieving relatives gathered outside the Kolkata Police Morgue on 18 October 2026 following the Charbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede, in which multiple people were killed amid a surge of overcrowding on Saturday evening.

The Charbagan Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata witnessed a deadly stampede on Saturday evening, 17 October 2026, when severe overcrowding proved fatal; bereaved families subsequently made their way to the Kolkata Police Morgue the following morning.

Family members of those killed in the Charbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede broke down in grief at the Kolkata Police Morgue on 18 October 2026, a day after the victims lost their lives to overcrowding on Saturday evening.

Scenes of deep anguish unfolded outside the Kolkata Police Morgue on 18 October 2026 as relatives of the Charbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede victims wept and mourned, hours after the fatal overcrowding incident on Saturday evening.

What began as a festive Durga Puja celebration at the Charbagan pandal in Kolkata ended in tragedy on 17 October 2026, as overcrowding triggered a deadly stampede; the following day, heartbroken families mourned at the Kolkata Police Morgue.

West Bengal mourned the victims of the Charbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede as grieving families continued to visit the Kolkata Police Morgue on 18 October 2026, a day after the fatal overcrowding disaster during one of the state's biggest festivals.

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