People dub RCB celebrations ‘inhuman’ as stampede claims lives outside Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru

A celebration for RCB's first IPL title turned tragic near Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, with over 50 fans injured and eight feared dead in a stampede. Social media erupted over the authorities’ failure to manage the crowd and stop the event.

Bengaluru: The celebrations for the first-ever IPL victory of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned tragic on Wednesday with over 50 fans injured and falling sick, and eight 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.

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People from all over the nation 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.

Unbelievable!
Victory celebration broadcast of RCB parade continues. No mention of stampede.
NOT DONE. pic.twitter.com/FAcSumN5F4

— Rahul Shivshankar (@RShivshankar) June 4, 2025

“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’

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🤬#chinnaswamystadium #stampede #RCB

pic.twitter.com/3kwnruvZws

— Mastikhor 🤪 (@ventingout247) June 4, 2025

“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.

Officials confirmed that two bodies were kept at Bowring Hospital and four at Vaidehi Hospital, with six others being treated in the ICU at Vaidehi. Three more fans were also admitted to the ICU. Sources said two more deaths were confirmed later, taking the death toll to eight.

The stampede occurred when thousands of fans rushed through multiple gates attempting to enter the stadium. Police personnel struggled to manage the crowd. Ambulances reportedly faced difficulty navigating the overcrowded streets to reach the hospitals quickly.

Ironically, the Karnataka government had earlier cancelled a proposed victory parade from Vidhana Soudha to the stadium, citing security concerns, but failed to control crowd flow at the stadium gates.