Kolkata Police investigate a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja in which 19 people died. According to reports, investigators move the court to collect voice samples from two arrested accused, intending to compare them with recordings of loudspeaker announcements made during the event. Police also describe preliminary work to reconstruct what happened by gathering statements from dozens of people.
The outlets connect the incident to an announcement over a loudspeaker that allegedly triggered panic among revellers, with one report specifically describing a claim that a section of the pandal was collapsing. While the general thrust is consistent—court-ordered voice-sample collection as part of the investigation—coverage varies in the amount of detail on the investigative steps and the specific way the loudspeaker message is framed as a trigger for the ensuing stampede-like situation.
