North Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- A stampede-like situation was reported at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Puja pandal in North Kolkata, West bengal on Saturday. The injured were shifted to the hospital.

An eyewitness described a dire scene, stating that the crowd was so massive that many people were fainting and taken away.

"Many people lost consciousness; some were being taken on motorcycles. I witnessed this happening all around-when people fainted, they were taken away on bikes. All of this took place, and there was a massive crowd as well," he told ANI.

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock over the incident, praying for a speedy recovery for those injured.

"Deeply shocked and saddened to learn about the stampede at...