'Don't Cut His Body...': Father Pleads Against His Son's Postmortem After Bengaluru Stampede
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A day after stampede broke out during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL win celebration, a father pleaded to not conduct an autopsy on his son, one of the 11 victims.
A day after the horrific Bengaluru stampede, which took place when scores of fans gathered to celebrate the first historic Indian Premier League (IPL) win of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, heart-wrenching scenes unfolded as kin of the dead lamented over their loss.
In one of the cases, a father appealed to the authorities not to conduct any autopsy on his son, who was killed in the deadly stampede.
Bengaluru stampede victim's father breaks down – who will pay for his tears ? pic.twitter.com/TRDnlkKga3 — pallavi ghosh (@_pallavighosh) June 5, 2025
'At least give me his body. Don't do a postmortem. Don't cut his body into pieces. I had only one son, and now I have lost him. He came here without informing me. Now the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister may visit, but no one can bring him back," the visibly shattered father pleaded.
The son, identified as Bhumik, was among the 11 people who lost their lives in the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium near the Vidhan Soudha. Bhumik was a BE student and an ardent fan of RCB.
'I never stayed away from him for even an hour. I have raised an only son. I have raised him for 22 years, and now, I see him die on the streets thanks to your attitude. I didn't know that he had come here. Please just hand over my son's body to him. Whatever has happened, has happened," Bhumik's father further said, while speaking to local media.
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June 05, 2025, 13:10 IST
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