By Our Correspondent
KOLKATA: Seven persons arrested in connection with Chor Bagan Durga Puja Mandap stampede incident in Kolkata in West Bengal, police said on Sunday. As per local police , following persons were arrested which included Raj Kumar Sewda @ Raja (48), S/o- Lt. Jagadish Prasad Sewda of 119/B, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata -7, PS- Girish Park (Secretary), Santanu Dubey (55), S/o- Lt. Ashok Kumar Dubey of 29A, Amar Bose Sarani, Kolkata-7, PS- Girish Park (Vice President) ,Biplab Mukherjee @ Joy(48), S/o- Lt. Ramjiban Mukherjee of 18H/4, Canal West Road, Kolkata -9, PS- Narkeldanga And also of 45A, Garpar Road, Kolkata-9, PS- Narkeldanga (Engaged in construction of bamboo structure) .
Koushik Saha(53), S/o- Lt. Dr. Dilip Kumar Saha of HB 161, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata -106, PS- Bidhan Nagar South (Was engaged in controlling Crowd & checking of VIP Pass) 5) Pintu Dey (51), S/o- Lt. Naran Chandra Dey of 122/5A, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata-, (Was engaged in controlling Crowd ) , Suman Chakraborty (30), S/o- Swapan Chakraborty of Vill-Shaukchura, PO- Dakshin Bagundi, PS- Basirhat (Pvt Security Incharge) 7) Rajesh Pal (29), S/o- Jiten Pal of Vill-Bhagwanpur, PO- Paschim para, PS- Goghat, Hooghly (Pvt Security Incharge).
Last year, after Mahalaya, at least 12 people died in waterlogging and electrocution incidents across Kolkata and its suburbs. – Dead bodies were found on the streets of Kolkata. The then Chief Minister was busy posting Puja songs on Facebook and playing Dandiya. – She did not visit the accident sites or stand beside the victims families. – October 5, 2025: 33 people died in floods and landslides in North Bengal. The then Chief Minister and her ministers were busy at the Red Road Durga Puja Carnival. – January 2026: 27 people died in a warehouse fire in Anandapur. The then Chief Minister was busy attending a cultural meeting with film artists. – She did not visit the accident site or meet the victims’ families. – Yes, there was administrative negligence in the Chorbagan incident.
