{
  "id": 15260761,
  "title": "17 Dead, 25 Injured In Kolkata's Chorbagan Durga Puja Pandal Stampede; CM Suvendu Adhikari Confirms Toll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/17-dead-25-injured-in-kolkatas-chorbagan-durga-puja-pandal-stampede",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T18:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/17-dead-25-injured-in-kolkatas-chorbagan-durga-puja-pandal-stampede-cm-suvendu-adhikari-confirms-toll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 17 individuals lost their lives and 25 others sustained injuries in a tragic stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, according to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. One casualty was reported in a critical state. Adhikari, who promptly rushed to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital following the incident, confirmed the grim toll. Chief Minister Adhikari stated that a proper, transparent investigation would be carried out, with the puja committee members and security agencies detained. The Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja incident highlights severe overcrowding, with rain exacerbating the situation as people struggled to exit the pandal. Eyewitnesses reported a surge of people rushing forward after an announcement by the organisers, causing a chaotic stampede. The Chorbagan Pandal, a popular Durga Puja celebration site, was significantly damaged.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: At least 17 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede-like situation at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said. One of the injured was in a critical condition, he said. \"Seventeen people were brought dead to a hospital, while 25 others were injured,\" said Adhikari, who rushed to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Saw My Mother Die Before My Eyes': Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Pandal Stampede Survivor Recounts Desperate Struggle To Save Mother | Videos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/saw-my-mother-die-before-my-eyes-chorbagan-sarbojanin-durga-pandal",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:00:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}