Kolkata. A tragic accident took place during a massive stampede at a famous Durga Puja pandal in Chorbagan area of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, on Saturday night, in which 19 people lost their lives and about 25 others were injured. After this serious accident, the local police came into action and registered a criminal case of culpable homicide against many named people including the organizers and arrested a total of 7 accused. In view of the seriousness of this heart-wrenching incident, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has canceled his previously scheduled visit to all Durga Puja pandals with immediate effect and he went straight to the hospital to inquire about the well-being of the injured undergoing treatment.
Due to rain suddenly crowd gathered and stampede occurred
According to eyewitnesses and police reports, there was a huge crowd of visitors at the Durga Puja pandal located in Chorbagan on Saturday night. Meanwhile, suddenly heavy rain started, due to which the people standing outside quickly tried to take shelter inside the pandal. Due to lack of adequate lighting inside the pandal, people outside could not assess the already huge crowd inside. As a result, due to increasing pressure from outside, there was chaos and this terrible accident happened, in which many people were crushed.
Administrative restrictions, visit of Union Home Minister and announcement of compensation
After this tragic incident, the Kolkata administration has imposed prohibitory order under Section 163 of the Indian Civil Defense Code in the concerned area to maintain law and order, which will remain effective till October 20. Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the hospital and met the injured after performing rituals at the historic Kalighat temple on Sunday morning. During this, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was also present with him. On the other hand, the state government has announced financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh each to the families of those killed in this major accident and a Group-D category government job to one member of the family. The police is deeply investigating who had announced the evacuation of the pandal at the time of the incident and where the security arrangements went wrong.
