Dead bodies strewn around, others fighting for their lives – Thursday’s tragic post- IPL final scene of mostly young cricket crazy fans who died as instantly as a cricket bat thuds a ball to the boundary, paid the ultimate price with their precious lives in a wild stampede to view their idols of Royal Challengers Bengalaru celebrate their maiden IPL Championship title victory
The grursome culmination to the IPL 2025 curtains hurrah celebrations in India triggered waves of protest calling the RCB celebrations having. continued regardless of the terrible tragedy around the Chinnaswamy Stadium as utterly inhuman by the RCB authorities whose failure to have crowd control in place was slammed all round with the BCCI reacting to the incident strongly stating that the Royal Challengers Bengalaru authorities were guilty of having overlooked the safety of cricket fans who had thronged the IPL finals by the thousands
Among those slamming the RCB authorities were India head coach Gautam Gambir and former captain Kapil Dev who stated that 11 lives were more important than celebrations.
The don’t care attitude of the RCB officials in going ahead with the victory tamasha caused outrage in India with people taking to social media to roundly criticizing the Royal Challengers Bengalaru authorities calling their unconcern an inhuman act. rn he first-ever IPL victory of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned tragic on Wednesday with over 50 fans injured and falling sick, Dead bodies strewn around, others fighting for their lives – Thursday’s tragic post IPL final scene of mostly young cricket crazy fans who died as instantly as a cricket bat sends a ball thudding to the boundary who had paid the ultimate price with their precious lives in a wild stampede to view their idols of Royal Challengers Bengalaru celebrate their maiden IPL Championship title victory was the grursome culmination to the IPL 2025 curtains hurrah celebrations in India.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru maiden IPL celebrations after a 18 year long wait .being marred by tragedy of human life lost and others still go fighting to save their lives that was cricket’s worst tragedy in history reached an ugly twist when RCB authorities went ahead with the celebrations unabated by the unfolding tragedy of human lives lost of young cricket crazed fans who had sadly paid with their lives at a game of cricket in ensuing stampede. celebrations by Royal Challengers Bengaluru took a tragic graveyard turn as 11 fans were trampled to death and the. crowd outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium fought for their lives while victory celebrations continued unabated.
The don’t care attitude of the RCB officials in going ahead with the victory tamasha caused outrage in India with people taking to social media to roundly criticizing the Royal Challengers Bengalaru authorities calling their unconcern an inhuman act.
Eleven deaths and over 50 fans injured and falling sick.
The incident occurred while fans were attending the celebration event for the RCB team lifting the IPL 2025 trophy.
The RCB authorities actions caused fans to rush to social cmedia to ask why the celebrations inside continued while people were fighting for their lives.
“Unbelievable! Victory celebration broadcast of RCB parade continues. No mention of stampede. NOT DONE,” read a post on X.
“1 parade, 0 brains, & now 7 funerals. What kind of idiots plans a mass celebration without barricades, without strategy? This isn’t a celebration gone wrong, this is an administration that went brain-dead,” posted a user on ‘X’
“The most gut-wrenching aspect of the #ChinnaswamyStadium stampede is the shocking apathy shown—celebrations continued as bodies lay lifeless. Where is our humanity? These young Kannadigas died for nothing, without even respect in death. It’s disgraceful, inhuman, and unforgivable. Those responsible must be named, shamed, and held criminally accountable.,” posted another user.
The authorities have confirmed that the bodies of two persons are at Bowring Hospital and that of four others at Vaidehi Hospital. Six persons are being treated in the ICU of the Vaidehi Hospital and three are admitted to the ICU. Sources confirmed the death of other two persons.
The stampede took place when thousands of fans attempted to enter the stadium in a hurry from various gates. Police at the scene transported the injured to ambulances and shifted them to the nearby Bowring Hospital.
Police stated that the ambulances were unable to move quickly to the hospital due to the overcrowding on the roads.
11 feared killed following a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium here. The incident occurred while fans were attending the celebration event for the RCB team lifting the IPL 2025 trophy. Fans rushed to social media to ask why the celebrations inside continued while people were fighting for their lives.
“Unbelievable! Victory celebration broadcast of RCB parade continues. No mention of stampede. NOT DONE,” read a post on X.
“1 parade, 0 brains, & now 7 funerals. What kind of idiots plans a mass celebration without barricades, without strategy? This isn’t a celebration gone wrong, this is an administration that went brain-dead,” posted a user on ‘X’
“The most gut-wrenching aspect of the #ChinnaswamyStadium stampede is the shocking apathy shown—celebrations continued as bodies lay lifeless. Where is our humanity? These young Kannadigas died for nothing, without even respect in death. It’s disgraceful, inhuman, and unforgivable. Those responsible must be named, shamed, and held criminally accountable.,” posted another user.
The authorities have confirmed that the bodies of two persons are at Bowring Hospital and that of four others at Vaidehi Hospital. Six persons are being treated in the ICU of the Vaidehi Hospital and three are admitted to the ICU. Sources confirmed the death of other two persons.
The stampede took place when thousands of fans attempted to enter the stadium in ap hurry from various gates. Police at the scene transported the injured to ambulances and shifted them to the nearby Bowring Hospital.
GAMBIR SLAMS CELEBRATIONS
“Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, didn’t mince words as he questioned the logic behind hosting road shows to celebrate cricketing triumphs. His remarks came a day after a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory parade claimed 11 lives near the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Speaking ahead of India’s England tour, Gambhir was ask9ed about the tragedy and delivered a pointed response.
Gambhir, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014, noted that while the celebrations back then included state-led felicitation events at Eden Gardens, they didn’t spill onto the streets. For him, safety trumps spectacle.