Bengaluru Stampede: 3 Under 20s, youngest 13, dies during RCB celebration at Chinnaswamy Stadium-which we know so far | Mint
The tragic bumps at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday killed 11 people, including all victims under the age of 40. Among the dead, including a 13-year-old girl, while the other two younger than 20 years were only 17 and 19 years, NDTV reported. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the IPL trophy after an 18-year-old guard on Tuesday in Ahmedabad, and to cheer up their favorite team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bengaluru at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, Lakhs of people reached the stadium on Wednesday. However, the celebrations ended in tragedy, as large security arrangements could not manage the crowd and a bumping members took place. In the bumps, 11 people were killed and 47 others injured. List of victims who lost their lives in the bumps: Divyanshi (13) Doresha (32) Bhoomik (20) Sahana (25) Akshata (27) Manoj (33) Shravan (20) Devi (29) Shivinga (17) Chinmayi (19) Prajwal (20) while Divaluru, a young fan of Enhra Pradesh – Chinmayi Shetty was a local. Shiva Linga Swamy was a teenager who was originally from the Yadgir district and lived with his family in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka. Why the bumps? Looking at the entire scenario, the main reasons why the bumps led the hasty preparation by the cricket associations, a lack of adequate planning and a great rush of fans. Several questions have also been raised about the state government’s decision to organize a reception in the Vidhana Soudha, where governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Chief Minister SiddaramaAh and Deputy Head Minister DK Shivakumar, when the entire RCB team members are criminal. After the VIP presence at the mounting complex, large security personnel were deployed there, but the crowd in the stadium exceeded the capacity. According to the details, the capacity of the Chinnaswamy Stadium is about 35,000, but the number of fans exceeded 3 lakhs, and the number of security personnel was thousands. Refuse permission: In another reports, it is said that Bengaluru police refused permission for a victory parade when they cited security challenges. However, the Karnataka State Cricket Association and team organizers continued with the celebrations. The RCB confirmed a victory parade and announced free pass on ‘First Come, First Serve’ base at 15.14 hours, which led to the large number of people flocking in the direction of stadium. There were scenes, where people climbed gates, pressed barriers and even climbed trees. With security personnel struggling to control the crowd, some of them fell to the ground and bumps took place. CM Siddarama’s addresses Media: While announcing compensation for the families of those who were killed and announced free treatment for those injured, chief minister Siddaramaeah said at a press conference the example of Kumbh Mela. “Such incidents have happened in so many places. I’m not going to defend it by comparing them to them now, saying that it happened here and there. In Kumbh Mela, 50-60 people died, but I did not criticize it. he asks. BJP leader Pralhad Joshi, meanwhile, has hit the government guided government in the state. He said that the state government cannot escape responsibility by comparing comparisons. “Kumbh and this is incomparable. When the police denied permission, why did you forced them? My second question to SiddaramaAh is, after death, do you continue your celebration? Why did Deputy Head Minister (DK Shivakumar) receive them? With agency input.