PoliticsPhoto: DNA IndiaSeven Arrested, Officials Suspended After Kolkata Pandal Stampede
Seven people have been arrested and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder following a stampede at a popular puja pandal in central Kolkata that killed at least 19 and injured 25. West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announced a Special Investigation Team led by a Calcutta High Court judge to probe the incident. Families of the deceased will receive government jobs and Rs 25 lakh each, while the injured get Rs 5 lakh and medical expenses covered.
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