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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.
Rs 25 lakh and a warning: Bengal's stampede response runs into a fight over bookstalls and 'fake' posts
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari handed Rs 25 lakh cheques to families of the Chorbagan Durga Puja stampede victims, warned of action over 'fake' posts traced to Bangladesh, and told Left parties to sell books from their offices rather than outside pandals.