India, Oct. 20 -- Over three days after 19 people were killed in Kolkata pandal stampede, the police are reportedly looking for a person who had allegedly misled revellers by announcing that a section of the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal was collapsing. The announcement reportedly triggered panic and led to the stampede on Saturday evening.

The police have not found evidence to substantiate the claim, news agency PTI quoted the police as saying. "At present, there is no evidence to suggest that any part of the pandal was in a position to collapse," the police officer said.

The investigators are examining CCTV footage to establish the sequence of events, police said. Thirty cameras are installed across the premises, footage from 13 covers ...