‘People fainted, carried away on bikes’: Eyewitnesses recount Kolkata Puja pandal chaos

The incident occurred at around 7.40 pm at the exit gate of the Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Puja pandal, which falls under the Girish Park Police Station area. Police said the situation arose due to a heavy crowd of pandal visitors amid rainfall. 

‘People fainted, carried away on bikes’: Eyewitnesses recount Kolkata Puja pandal chaos
The incident occurred at around 7.40 pm at the exit gate of the Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Puja pandal, which falls under the Girish Park Police Station area. Police said the situation arose due to a heavy crowd of pandal visitors amid rainfall.