A report by The Statesman says families of two women killed in the Chorbagan stampede in north Kolkata received compensation cheques of Rs 25 lakh each, along with assurances of employment, pension support and assistance with dependants. The report also says the tragedy killed 19 people at the Chorbagan Sarbojonin Durga Puja pandal on Saturday.
The report attributes the visit and compensation handover to Suvendu Adhikari, whom it identifies as West Bengal Chief Minister. That attribution requires verification because the office held by the named political leader is not established clearly in the supplied material. Urban Acres has therefore not treated the political designation or the reported official action as independently confirmed.
According to the report, Adhikari visited the residence of Piyali Pramanik in Arambagh and Sriparna Poddar in Baidyabati, both in Hooghly district. Pramanik and Poddar were among those killed in the stampede. Poddar, identified as a 27-year-old nurse from Baidyabati, was survived by her parents, Sambhunath and Swapna Poddar. Pramanik’s husband was identified as Sanatan Pramanik.
The report says each bereaved family was handed a cheque for Rs 25 lakh. Sanatan Pramanik reportedly expressed gratitude for the financial assistance and said the family had also been assured support for his child’s education and upkeep. The report further states that local legislators from Goghat and Arambagh were asked to remain in contact with the family and assist with its needs.
For Sriparna Poddar’s parents, the report says pension assistance was announced because both were senior citizens. It also attributes an offer of employment in the municipal health department to Swapan Poddar. The report says arrangements would be made for the couple to stay at the Ramakrishna Mission or another religious or social welfare organisation if they experienced emotional distress or loneliness.
The reported assistance illustrates the immediate administrative response that often follows an urban crowd disaster: direct compensation, family support, employment assurances and assistance for dependants. However, the supplied material does not establish the legal basis for the compensation, the department responsible for disbursing it, or whether the employment and pension commitments have been formally notified.
The report also says the incident will be investigated under the supervision of a retired High Court judge. It does not provide the terms of reference, the identity of the proposed judge, the investigation’s deadline or details of any crowd-management, emergency-access or venue-safety review.
The central facts requiring confirmation are the identity and official position of the person who visited the families, the authority under which the compensation and other assistance were announced, and the status of the proposed investigation. Until those details are confirmed through an official statement, government notification or other primary documentation, the account remains attributed to The Statesman rather than independently established.
