RCB Celebration Stampede Kills Up to 11 in Bengaluru

A stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations outside Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium resulted in between 7 and 11 deaths and 30 to 75 injuries, according to different reports. The disaster occurred as massive, unexpected crowds surged toward the stadium for a felicitation ceremony, overwhelming police and emergency services. Authorities had canceled a planned victory parade due to safety concerns, but the fan turnout remained unmanageable, with many victims collapsing from asphyxiation. Both the Karnataka government and the Karnataka State Cricket Association announced financial compensation for victims' families and free medical care for the injured. Eyewitnesses and officials cited inadequate crowd control and the short notice for the celebrations as major factors in the tragedy. The incident has become one of the worst fan-related calamities in Indian cricket history, overshadowing RCB's first IPL title win.