{
  "id": 15362582,
  "title": "Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: Section 163 Imposed For 3 Days After 19 Deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kolkata-durga-puja-stampede-section-163-imposed-for-3-days-after-19",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:29:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/kolkata-durga-puja-stampede-section-163-imposed-for-3-days-after-19-deaths"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 18: Following the stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata that claimed 19 lives, 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…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Union HM Amit Shah Cancels Kolkata Durga Puja Tour After Chorbagan Stampede Claims 19 Lives, To Visit Injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/union-hm-amit-shah-cancels-kolkata-durga-puja-tour-after-chorbagan",
        "published": "2026-10-18T03:35:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Kolkata stampede: Mamata faction alleges Durga Puja pandal panel has ‘links’ to CM's nephew, BJP hits back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kolkata-stampede-mamata-faction-alleges-durga-puja-pandal-panel-has",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:10:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}