৭ 70-year-old Chhayarani Das had left Purbasthali on the morning train to attend the Panihati Danda Mahotsav. But could not go back. He died under the pressure of the crowd in the scorching heat. The two other people who died on the day of the Danda Mahotsav are also associated with the East Burdwan.
It is learned that Chhayarani Devi’s house is in Yajneshwarpur area of Purbasthali. When the news of the accident came on Sunday morning, Tapan Chatterjee, MLA of the area, went to Chhayarani Devi’s house to stand beside her family members. Go there to BDO Soumik Bagchi of Purbasthali Block No.2. Both spoke to family members and expressed sympathy. Then it is known that not only Tararani Devi, but also two other people who have died are also residents of this Yajneshwarpur. But at present they were staying at the daughter-in-law’s house in Panihati. Subhash Pal and Shukla Pal lived in the daughter-in-law’s house in Gouranga apartment in Panihati. The yoghurt festival was going on under that apartment. Subhasbabu went to see Aarti with his wife. There the two died of suffocation under the pressure of the crowd. Note that Subhash Babu was a school teacher by profession. After retirement, he and his wife lived in the daughter’s in-laws’ house.
The family members of the deceased could not have imagined the sudden death that could happen in this way. Debashis Banik, son-in-law of the Pal family, said, ‘The fair was taking place under the flat. Went there. I could not have imagined that such an incident would take place there .’ Subhash Babu’s brother Lalit Pal said, My grandfather died of shortness of breath in the scorching heat. Two days ago, he had celebrated Jamaishthi with his son-in-law at Purbasthali’s house. Then go back to Panihati