Bangalore Stampede: The Karnataka state government hosted a felicitation ceremony for winners of IPL 2025 Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore. But unfortunately, the celebration turned into a stampede as a massive fan following of the franchise emerged at the cricket stadium on Wednesday evening. Political leaders are blaming the Congress state government for their lack in security arrangements. Find out the details in this short article.
Bangalore Stampede Highlights
- The tragic stampede incident claimed the lives of 11 while injuring more than 30 people.
- The state government revealed that the turnout was more than their expectations, making it difficult for the police forces to control the situation.
- Various political leaders including PM Modi, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and many others wrote on social media platform X about the incident.
- A compensation of INR 10 lakhs has been announced by the state government for the ones who are deceased.
- This Bangalore Stampede incident has given a tight slap to all those people who consider this crazy fan following a trend, claiming innocent lives just to see the glimpse of their star players.
Bangalore Stampede News
- To honour the victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final of IPL 2025, the state government has organised a felicitation ceremony on 4th June, 2025.
- The crowd gathered in numbers at the Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru on Wednesday.
- The intensity of the crowd multiplied in numbers in no time and it became difficult for the police forces to control the crowd flow.
- In their craze to see their star players in the stadium, people started jumping from fences, gathering heavenly at the entrance gates, making it difficult to control.
- Thereafter, it turned into a stampede in no time killing 11 and injuring several in the process.
- A child faints outside the temple making the banglore stampede worse moment by moment.
- Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar visited the hospital to meet the injured people.
PM Modi Expressed Grief Over Banglore Stampede
- PMO wrote on X to show their support for the families of the victims.
- He expressed his grief and showed his support for all those who lost their lives in this tragic incident.
Read in Hindi: Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede: चिन्नास्वामी स्टेडियम में आरसीबी की विजय परेड के दौरान भगदड़: 11 की मौत, 33 घायल
Political Reactions
Political war started as soon as the stampede happened at the stadium. The BJP government blamed the Congress government. They emphasized that the government should have made necessary security arrangements in advance.
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- BJP Karnataka President blamed the government and the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for not reviewing the safety measures before a major gathering.
- Rahul Gandhi wrote on twitter to show his support with the people who lost their lives. He promised to review the security arrangements and shall be strictly enforced. He also mentioned that no celebration is above the cost of a human life.
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took to social media platform X to show his concern. He assured his support through the state government for providing every assistance to the needy. He also ensured to strengthen the safety protocols throughout the state.
- The Karnataka State government has announced a 10 lakh compensation for every deceased who lost his/her life in this tragic stampede incident.
- The state government has been instructed by the governor of the state to make sure the lapses are thoroughly investigated.
- BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla also said about the incident. He can be seen speaking in the following post.
- Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar also wrote on X and gave condolence to the people who lost their lives in the stampede. Other cricketers like Irfan Pathan, Shikhar Dhawan also posted on X. Star batsman Virat Kohli also reacted to the tragic incident.
- Former UK PM Rishi Sunak, who also witnessed the final from the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, expressed himself on X.
The Dangerous Allure of Fan Following
The second tragic stampede in 2025 occurred on Wednesday. The previous event happened at the Kumbh Mela 2025. The Bangalore Stampede news has skyrocketed on the top as the victory celebration turned into mourning within hours, catching attention of people across the nation as well.
The incident also sheds light on a popular yet disturbing nature of fan following in India. Today, this unmatured dangerous allury to see their cricket stars inside the Chinnaswamy stadium has claimed the lives of so many people and injured several as well.
This is not the first time when our obsession has landed us in trouble. We have inherited this habit from the time when we used to be immortal in the everlasting abode of God Kabir, Satlok. We landed in trouble by following our habit as he (Satan) trapped us in his cage here from Satlok, and now the history is repeating itself because we have not left our bad habits behind, and today this stampede is an illustration of the same.
The above explanation is taken from the chapter of creation of the universe as explained by Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj. Watching someone play a game and getting obsessed with it is like watching someone eat a delicious Laddu — you don’t have it yet you admire how good it looks. Those sports persons are playing and earning, and we are just watching gaining nothing. Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj has clarified in a detailed manner in His spiritual discourses the secret behind a righteous living.
To get more detailed information about His spiritual teachings, you can visit His website www.jagatgururampalji.org to order His free book ‘Way of Living’ or you can watch His spiritual discourses at ‘Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj’ YouTube channel.
