- Stampede triggered by sudden rainfall
- Victims include a seven-year-old girl
Updated 17 October 2026 21:52
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KOLKATA: At least 17 people were killed and two dozen more injured Saturday in eastern India after a stampede likely caused by sudden rainfall during a Hindu religious gathering, officials said.
West Bengal’s Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari told reporters the fatalities included a seven-year-old girl, adding that 25 others were injured outside a pavilion “in a stampede” at the Hindu festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata.