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Puja treasurer held over stampede-triggering warning that killed 19
Kolkata police have arrested Chorbagan Durga Puja treasurer Sanjib Raha for allegedly warning revellers that the pandal was collapsing, an announcement investigators believe triggered the panic and stampede that killed 19 people and injured 25 last week. CCTV footage identified him among two announcers.
Retired judge, not a sitting one, to head stampede inquiry: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has told the West Bengal government to set up a commission of inquiry headed by a retired judge into the Chorbagan stampede, rejecting the state's plan for a sitting judge.