What was meant to be a historic day for Royal Challengers Bengaluru has turned into a national nightmare.
During RCB’s much-hyped IPL 2025 victory parade outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, a massive stampede claimed the lives of eleven people—including a child—and injured over 45 others. There is a high chance that the count could go even higher.
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What should have been a moment of celebration turned into horror due to shocking lapses in crowd control and planning.
Thousands gathered to cheer for RCB’s first-ever IPL title. But as the crowd swelled and surged forward, panic spread. People fell. Others were trampled.
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Chaos erupted while emergency services struggled to respond. Several victims were declared dead upon arrival at nearby hospitals.
This tragedy draws chilling parallels to the Hyderabad stampede in December 2024, when a woman died during the Pushpa 2 premiere at Sandhya Theater.
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Allu Arjun, despite not being responsible for planning or safety, was bizarrely arrested and blamed. Now, a similar question haunts the nation: Will anyone be held accountable this time?
Reports suggest that Bengaluru Police had flagged safety concerns to both the state government and RCB management well in advance.
Yet, the event was pushed through by the RCB management—rushed and unprepared—seemingly to ride the wave of euphoria. If true, this wasn’t just negligence; it was a reckless disregard for human life.
In sharp contrast stands the India T20 World Cup victory parade at Marine Drive, Mumbai, which attracted a much larger crowd—far bigger than either of these incidents. Yet not a single life was lost. Why? Because there was time.
And more importantly, there was planning. Security, crowd flow, medical response—everything was orchestrated with precision. It wasn’t luck. It was responsibility.
As the nation mourns, PR statements, condolence tweets, and token compensation offers have started to surface. But for families who lost loved ones, these gestures are not enough.
This was not a freak accident. It was a preventable disaster, born out of mismanagement and willful disregard for warnings. From event organizers to civic authorities to franchise leadership, accountability is not optional—it’s necessary.
Eleven people are dead because celebration was allowed to override caution. This isn’t the price fans should pay for supporting a team.
And if no one is held responsible—no firings, no resignations, no legal action—then let us be honest with ourselves:
In India, human life still counts for less than a cricket trophy.
