17 dead, 25 injured at Kolkata pandal stampede, says West Bengal CM Adhikari; assures full support

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday confirmed that 17 people had died and 25 others were injured in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata. He assured that all necessary support would be extended to the affected families and that the investigation into the incident would be conducted transparently.
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