'I Want to Stay Here Too': Father Breaks Down Over Son's Grave Killed In Bengaluru Stampede
A heart-wrenching video of a father mourning over his son's grave has brought the personal tragedies of the stampede to the forefront, where 11 people lost their lives and 47 were injured at the Chinnaswamy Stadium after RCB's IPL victory celebrations turned chaotic. The incident occurred on Wednesday when people celebrated the RCB's victory in the Indian Premier League.In the video, a man, BT Lakshma, who is the father of 21-year-old Bhumik Lakshman, who died in the stampede, wails at his son's grave at their native village in Hassan district. n18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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