In Bengaluru, India, a stampede occurred as fans celebrated the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory in the IPL final, leading to 11 fatalities and 33 injuries. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his sorrow over the uncontrollable crowd attempting to breach stadium gates. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that police struggled with crowd control. This incident reflects a worrying trend in India, where stampedes frequently occur during mass gatherings, emphasizing the need for improved management at large events.
At a time of celebration, this unfortunate event should not have happened. We are saddened by this. No one expected this crowd.
I apologise to the people of Karnataka and Bengaluru. We wanted to take a procession, but the crowd was very uncontrollable... the crowd was so much.
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