Hooghly, Oct. 18 -- The parents of Sriparna Poddar, a resident of Baidyabati in West Bengal's Hooghly district who died in the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede in North Kolkata, have left for Kolkata to receive their daughter's body.

The incident claimed 19 lives, including Sriparna's, triggering grief among her family members and neighbours.

Ripa Das, Sriparna's foster sister, said she never imagined this would happen to her and that if arrangements were robust, the incident could be prevented.

"She was a very good girl and worked as a nursing staff member. She was my sister, my elder sister. She was getting ready to go out with her friends. We never imagined that this would be her fate. If the arrangements had been a bit more rob...