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Kolkata stampede: West Bengal BJP chief calls for transparent probe into Chorbagan pandal tragedy
Updated On: 18 October, 2026 10:35 AM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya said an announcement and repeated whistling by a private security agency may have triggered the stampede at Kolkata’s Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal. He urged a transparent investigation, while JP Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan expressed grief over the tragedy

West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya (Pic/X)
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday highlighted that the stampede at the Chorbagan Public Puja pandal in Kolkata was triggered after an announcement and repeated whistling by a private security agency.
Samik Bhattacharya, while posting on X, said, “According to initial information from the ACP present at the spot, the situation reportedly triggered after an announcement and repeated whistling by a private security agency.”


