11 dead and 33 hurt in the stampede during RCB's Victory Parade

After the victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this year’s IPL, the team held a victory march and event today. Large crowds gathered to get a glimpse of their favorite players and a stampede broke out during the victory parade. So far 11 people have died, and 33 people have been injured.

This incident took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The team was earlier felicitated in the legislature. During the event, the police had to resort to mild lathicharge to control the crowd.

PM Narendra Modi also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede. In a post on X, PM Modi called this incident “absolutely heartending.”

Royal Challengers Bengaluru had defeated Punjab Kings in the IPL final on Wednesday. This was the first title win for RCB.