New Delhi, Oct 17 President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in a stampede in Kolkata and extended her heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
At least 17 people died, and 25 others were injured in a stampede-like situation at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said.
As it started raining, the crowd waiting outside the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal rushed forward, and some of them fell on the road, leading to the stampede.
“The news of the deaths of people in a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata is extremely sad. I express my deepest condolences to all the bereaved families. I pray for the swift recovery of those who have been injured,” the President said in a post on X in Hindi.
(PTI News)
