Bengal
The prominent Bengali poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay dies from a heart attack in the West Bengal capital Kolkata.
Sources: BBC
Sources: BBC
A bridge collapses in Kolkata, resulting in three deaths and 25 injuries.
Toxic illegal alcohol kills 166 people in West Bengal, India.
The Government of West Bengal cancels the hospital's license following the fire.
Seven people die in a stampede at a religious festival on the Ganges in West Bengal, India.