{
  "id": 15281351,
  "title": "Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Pandal Stampede: CM Adhikari, Amit Shah To Visit Injured On Oct 18 As State Cancels Puja Events",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/chorbagan-sarbojanin-durga-pandal-stampede-cm-adhikari-amit-shah-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:19:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/chorbagan-sarbojanin-durga-pandal-stampede-cm-adhikari-amit-shah-to-visit-injured-on-oct-18-as-state-cancels-puja-events"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kolkata witnessed a tragic stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal on Sunday evening, resulting in the deaths of 19 people and injuries to 25 others. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced that he and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the injured at the hospital on Monday morning. The state government has canceled all Durga Puja events following the incident, which occurred amid rain and claimed 19 lives, with 17 fatalities occurring on the spot. Adhikari urged opposition parties not to exploit the tragedy for political gain, stating that the families of the deceased have expressed confidence in the government.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said he and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit those injured in a stampede in a Durga Puja pandal here on Sunday morning. Adhikari said the state government has cancelled all events associated with the ongoing Durga Puja festival in view of the tragic accident that claimed 19 lives so far and left 25 people injured. \"The Union Home…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Shameful State Of Affairs': Trinamool Congress Lashes Out At Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, Kolkata Police Over Lapses After Tragic Chorbagan Durga Puja Stampede",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/shameful-state-of-affairs-trinamool-congress-lashes-out-at-bengal-cm",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:56:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}