00:00There is more details that's coming in at this given point viewers let's take a look at breaking news that's
00:06coming in accessed what we have accessed at this given point are images just before the deadly stampede in fact
00:13erupted in that very narrow lane in my images before the stampede raise questions Kolkata stampede that we're reporting about
00:22since yesterday these are the night visuals that are under scrutiny images from the Pandal before the stampede is now
00:29under
00:29the lens that's what in fact has been brought under the focus of the police of those the special task
00:36force that's also investigating the case to understand the entire situation remember seven o'clock 7 15 to 7 30
00:44roughly is the time when this entire incident unfolded now it is only to be understood from these images as
00:51to what exactly happened was it a Pandal collapse at first was it the stampede was it the rain the
00:57rush what exactly was it that
00:59led to the 19 people having lost their lives while these were just celebrating Durga Pujo they were at this
01:09very Pandal to witness the spectacle that it had to offer and was on display so who is to be
01:14held accountable for that stampede these questions are now being raised over the crowd control Anupam Mishra continues to stay
01:20with us
01:20Anupam Mishra's question you know Chorhbagan as a locality it's a very narrow lanes even in the images that we're
01:28trying to bring to our viewers they're very narrow lanes so all the more the pressure is quite high to
01:35control the crowd and ensure that a line is maintained proper smooth movement is maintained when people are coming in
01:43to witness the Pandal witness what's inside the Pandal and finally reach that very spot
01:49What are these images exactly establishing that we are showing our viewers when is it that the stampede indeed the
01:55panic amongst the people set in leading to the very stampede
02:03Well you know North Calcutta is basically there are several by lanes narrow lanes and this Chorhbagan is situated in
02:12North Kolkata and if you want to go to this to watch Chorhbagan
02:18Puja Pandal you have to cross through narrow lanes and that requires specific crowd management and we have seen Kolkata
02:26police personnel for the past many years
02:29successfully managing crowd over these especially in North Kolkata, Puja Pandals where hundreds and thousands of people come to visit
02:39to see the spectacle of Durga Puja every year
02:44Whether it's Chor Bagan, whether it's Lebu Tala, whether it's Muhammad Ali Park, College Square
02:49These Pooja Pandas are very famous, very popular and thousands of people every year come here
02:56So special crowd management is required and every year successfully Kolkata police did this
03:04But this time what happened is the question
03:08A lot of things are coming out after primary investigation
03:12The main thing, the reason behind the stampede was what administration is saying
03:21And what the eyewitnesses were saying that at around 7.30pm yesterday the rain started
03:30And at that time hundreds of people were inside the Pooja Pandal
03:35And there were two gates, entry gates and exit gate
03:39There were two gates
03:39So people in hundreds of numbers started rushing towards the Pooja Pandal to save themselves from rain
03:51And the people inside the Pooja Pandal were not willing to go outside because it was raining heavily
03:58So that led to a chaotic situation inside the Pooja Pandal
04:03It was dark also
04:04Chief Minister Shubendo Adhikari has also criticized the dark theme of the Pooja Pandal
04:12And he has also said that the local home guards were also responsible for crowd management which they have failed
04:21That is what Shubendo Adhikari, the chief minister is saying after speaking to the injured persons
04:26And he said that injured persons have told him that the local home guards who were managing the crowd failed
04:36And there were a lot of other reasons also
04:39The exit gate was not as big as it should have been
04:43So there were multiple failures which led to this kind of catastrophic
04:48Multiple factors that ultimately culminated into this tragedy
04:52Anupam, that's what we are given to understand
04:54From the details that have come to light so far
04:57Of course there are several footages and images
05:01People who were inside the Pandal as well
05:03They were also, of course, as you know
05:06They were also involved in photography, making reels and all of that
05:10So that's also in fact being taken into account to understand
05:13The moments before the stampede
05:15What exactly the factors that are responsible behind this tragedy
05:20In fact, let me take you a little more into the details
05:22Anupam, thank you for bringing us all of those updates right now
