India, Oct. 24 -- The Kolkata Police has arrested two members of the Chor Bagan Sarbojanin club who allegedly made an announcement triggering a stampede at the Durga Puja pandal that killed 19 people, a senior police officer familiar with the developments said on Friday.

According to the officer, one of the members, Sanjib Raha, was arrested from the Nadia district in West Bengal on Thursday and another member, Kushal Majumdar, was arrested after he went to the Girish Park police station to surrender on Friday. So far, nine people have been arrested in the case.

Another police officer, who inspected the site, said people ran for safety after they panicked over an announcement, allegedly made by Raha and Majumdar, that a portion of the p...