Majority of victims in Kolkata Durga Puja stampede are women, children

People pay tribute to the people who lost their lives in the tragic accident in Chor Bagan, Kolkata, at a Durga pandal during the ongoing Durga Puja festival, in Prayagraj on October 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

The majority of victims in the Kolkata Durga Puja stampede were women and children. The list of 19 deceased persons shared by the police on Sunday (October 18, 2026) includes 13 females, two of whom were minors.

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The two other minors were males, and the youngest victims of the tragedy — a 13-year-old boy from Agarpara, North 24 Parganas, and a 14-year-old boy from Purba Bardhaman.

Several young women have also lost their lives in the tragedy, including two 17-year-olds and two 18-year-olds; four of the other women were in their 20s and 30s. 

The oldest victims were 66-year-old Bikash Bhattacharya from Salkia, Howrah, and 59-year-old Dilip Ghosh from Baranagar in North 24 Parganas. 

Among the 19 deceased, seven were from North 24 Parganas district, one from South 24 Parganas, and one from Nadia. Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, and Purba Bardhaman district account for two victims each. Two relatives from neighbouring Bihar’s Muzaffarpur also lost their lives in the tragedy.