Kolkata Police have launched a crackdown on social media misinformation related to the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja stampede that killed 19 people. One person has been arrested for allegedly sharing an old video and falsely claiming the death toll was 60.
Nineteen people died and 25 were injured in a stampede at Kolkata’s Chorbagan Sarbojonin Durga Puja pandal after part of an exit gate collapsed. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced compensation, government jobs for bereaved families and free medical treatment