At least 11 people were killed in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in Bangalore, the southern Karnataka state capital of India.
The incident occurred as thousands of fans outside the stadium to celebrate the victory of its home cricket team, Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final of the Indian Premier League. The team won the match on the previous day of the western city Ahmedabad, and fans were celebrating.
What do we know about the tragedy?
The Chief Minister of Karnataka state Siddaramaiah, who uses only one name, said the mob had tried to break the stadium gates to attend the ceremony.
Eleven people were killed, Siddaramaiah said, 33 were injured. He said that he was stable and receiving treatment in hospitals.
“At the time of the celebration, this should not have been an unfortunate incident. We are saddened by this,” he told reporters. “Nobody expected this crowd.”
Karnataka State Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivkumar, told the AFP news agency that the police had found the crowd control “very difficult”.
“I apologize to the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru,” said Heer. “We wanted to take a process, but what’s the crowd is very uncontrollable … what’s the crowd.”
Local TV channels broadcast police footage to take the injured to a nearby ambulance.
Deadly Stamped in India
Crowds and stamps of people are often reported in large -scale ceremonies in India, often in religious events, where millions of devotees come together for a special program.
In February, 18 people were killed and more than 10 people were injured in a stampede at a railway station in New Delhi, as the world’s largest religious congregation, the world’s largest religious congregation, ran to catch the vehicles for the Maha Kumbh Mela.
In July last year, more than 100 people were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious meeting in Mughalghari village of Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, northern India.
Note the editor: In this article, amendment has been amended to emphasize that fans were celebrating a cricket match which took place the previous day.
Edited by: Wesley Rahan
