Kolkata pandal stampede: Bengal govt forms SIT, announces Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia, job for victims' kin

The West Bengal government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a thorough inquiry into the tragic stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal, State Cabinet Minister Umesh Rai said on Sunday, terming the incident a "case of mismanagement."
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