Kolkata religious festival stampede kills 17, inju...

Summary

• According to Indian media reports, the incident occurred outside a festival venue as large crowds gathered to enter the event.
• Sudden rainfall reportedly triggered panic among people waiting outside the venue, causing the crowd to surge forward and resulting in a deadly crush.
• The incident has raised fresh concerns about crowd management and public safety at large religious gatherings in India, where overcrowding has repeatedly led to deadly accidents.

AI Generated Summary

At least 17 people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed and 25 others injured in a stampede during a Hindu religious festival in Kolkata, the capital of India’s eastern state of West Bengal, local media reported on Sunday.

According to Indian media reports, the incident occurred outside a festival venue as large crowds gathered to enter the event. Sudden rainfall reportedly triggered panic among people waiting outside the venue, causing the crowd to surge forward and resulting in a deadly crush.