Kolkata stampede LIVE: Class 12 student among deceased; seven arrested
Kolkata: At least 19 people died, and 25 were injured in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on Saturday evening, following a surge in the crowd amid rain. A Class 12 student from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and a nurse from Hooghly were among those killed.
According to reports, police arrested seven people in connection with the incident.
Following the stampede, restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, were imposed in parts of Kolkata for 3 days, from October 18 to 20.
According to an order issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand, the restrictions cover the area under Bowbazar Police Station bounded by College Street, CR Avenue, Collotola Street and Eden Hospital Road.
The order prohibits unlawful assemblies of 5 or more people, carrying lathis or other lethal or dangerous weapons, and any acts likely to cause a breach of peace or disturb public tranquillity in the specified area.
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"No one should politicise incident": MoS Tokhan Sahu
Following the stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata that claimed 19 lives, Union Minister of State (MoS) Tokhan Sahu on Sunday said "not to politicise" the incident and added that the government stands with them.
He added that the Chief Minister of West Bengal has shown great sensitivity by announcing assistance. Speaking to reporters on the stampede incident, MoS Sahu said, "...In the wake of such a tragic incident, we must all stand by those affected, out of a sense of humanity. No one should politicise this. The Chief Minister of West Bengal has shown great sensitivity by announcing assistance for the families of the deceased and by visiting the injured; the government stands with them..."
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Seven, including Chorbagan Durga Puja organisers, arrested
Kolkata Police have arrested seven people, including organisers of Chorbagan Durga Puja, for the pandal stampede that killed at least 19 people, a senior officer said on Sunday.Police have also registered a suo motu case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Law enforcers detained 14 people on Saturday night in connection with their probe into the incident.
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Prohibitory orders imposed for three days
Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been imposed in parts of the city for three days, from October 18 to 20.
According to an order issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand, the restrictions apply to the area under Bowbazar Police Station, bounded by College Street, CR Avenue, Collotola Street and Eden Hospital Road.
The order prohibits unlawful assemblies of five or more persons, carrying lathis, lethal or other dangerous weapons, and any acts likely to cause a breach of peace or disturb public tranquillity in the specified area. - ANI
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The West Bengal government has also formed an SIT to probe the Kolkata stampede, while Section 163 has been imposed in parts of the city from October 18 to 20.
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