Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen arrested in Durga Puja pass case
Kolkata Police arrested the former tourism minister after Enforcement Directorate questioning in a case over Durga Puja preview passes and the MassArt society.
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After Kolkata crush, Odisha and Bengal tighten crowd rules at Durga Puja pandals
Odisha police ordered queue-based entry and more rescue cover at pandals, and West Bengal began safety reviews and said VIP gates may be dropped, after the Kolkata crowd crush that left 19 dead.
Kolkata Durga Puja pandal crowd crush: toll reported at 19, seven arrested
A crush at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin pandal on Maha Saptami left 19 dead, per the chief minister. Death and injury counts changed through the night; seven were arrested and a judge-led SIT was announced.
The 'pandal will collapse' announcement at Kolkata's Chorbagan crush: what the record shows
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Police and the chief minister point to an announcement warning of a collapse as one trigger of the crush. No report read says who made it or that the structure was at risk.