{
  "id": 15246318,
  "title": "Rain, Narrow Exit, Weekend Rush: Witnesses Recount Kolkata Puja Pandal Stampede",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/rain-narrow-exit-weekend-rush-witnesses-recount-kolkata-puja-pandal-15246318",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T17:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/witnesses-recount-kolkata-stampede-at-chorebagan-sarbojanin-durga-puja-pandal-rain-narrow-exit-weekend-rush-12200319"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A stampede-like situation occurred at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening. According to the Free Press Journal, the incident arose from a crowd surge after it began raining, causing some people to fall on the road.\n\nPolice reported that at least 25 people were injured in the incident. While the Free Press Journal notes that at least 25 people were taken to the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital in serious condition, India Blooms reported that five people were critical. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal reached the medical college following the reports.\n\nA local man whose daughter and granddaughter were among those injured stated that there was no lighting in the area and that both the entrance and the exit gate were very narrow, according to NDTV.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Stampede-like situation at Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, many injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/stampede-like-situation-at-kolkata-durga-puja-pandal-many-injured",
        "published": "2026-10-17T15:27:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "17 Killed After Stampede-Like Situation At Durga Puja Pandal In Kolkata",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/17-killed-after-stampede-like-situation-at-durga-puja-pandal-in",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:28:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Kolkata: At Least 25 Injured As Rain Triggers Crowd Surge At Chorbagan Durga Puja Pandal | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/kolkata-at-least-25-injured-as-rain-triggers-crowd-surge-at-chorbagan",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:30:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Several injured in stampede-like situation at north Kolkata community Durga Puja pandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/several-injured-in-stampede-like-situation-at-north-kolkata-community",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:41:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Kolkata pandal stampede: Mamata Banerjee expresses 'shock and grief', TMC alleges poor crowd management",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/kolkata-pandal-stampede-mamata-banerjee-expresses-shock-and-grief-tmc",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:27:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}