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13 hours ago
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'I want to stay here too': Father breaks down in tears, refuses to leave son's grave who died in Bengaluru stampede
A heartbreaking video of a father of son who died in the Bengaluru stampede during RCB's IPL 2025 victory celebrations has gone viral. The stampede near M. Chinnaswamy Stadium left 11 dead and over 70 injured. read more A heart-wrenching video of a father who lost his son in the Bengaluru stampede earlier this week is going viral on social media. During Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL 2025 victory celebrations in the city, a stampede occurred, which claimed 11 lives and left over 70 people injured. Father cries over son's grave In the video, the father, named BT Lakshman, could be seen lying on the ground next to his son's grave, holding on tightly and refusing to leave. The scene from his native village in Hassan district was heartbreaking to watch. 'What happened to my son should not happen to anyone. The land I had bought for him is now where his memorial has been built,' the father, who lost his 21-year-old son Bhumik Lakshman, said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'I don't want to go anywhere else now. I want to stay here too. No father should have to face what I am facing,' he added. Two men came and tried to lift him up, but the father couldn't stop crying. The greatest pain a father can endure is to cremate his own child, a grief that defies time, reason, and healing. Lakshman refuses to leave the grave of his 20 yr old son, Bhumik, who died in the Bengaluru stampede. Buried on a small plot of land in their native village in… — THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) June 7, 2025 Bengaluru stampede that claimed 11 lives The stampede happened outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where a huge crowd had gathered for a free event announced by the RCB, a post which they deleted after the incident. Fans were hoping to get a glimpse of their heroes, but the arrangements were poor. The police, stationed outside the stadium gate, failed to control the large number of people and the stampede occurred. This happened just minutes before the RCB team arrived at the stadium following a felicitation ceremony at the Vidhana Soudha. Despite the tragedy, the RCB team continued the celebrations at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar gave speeches and the squad performed a lap of honour with the trophy. This was RCB's maiden IPL title win. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Hindustan Times
13 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
‘I want to stay here too': Father weeps at grave of 21-year-old son killed in Bengaluru stampede
Days after a stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy stadium claimed 11 lives during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebrations, a video shared by Karnataka BJP shows a grieving father at his son's grave. BT Lakshman, father of 21-year-old Bhoomik Lakshman who died in the tragedy, was seen lying flat on the ground at his son's grave in Hassan district, inconsolable and refusing to leave. 'I want to stay here too, I don't want to go anywhere now,' he said with his voice choked with grief. Some people can be seen around him trying to reassure him. The video was shared by the official 'X' handle of the Karnataka BJP, which is blaming the Congress-led government for the incident, labelling it as a 'state orchestrated' tragedy. 'Can you give this father his son back, sitting in front of his son's grave and crying?!' the social media post said. BJP's post read: 'Murderous CM @siddaramaiah, murderous DCM @DKShivakumar. If you had made up your mind, you could have taken a photo with your children and grandchildren in a luxurious hotel with a cup. But your insistence on taking a photo on the steps of the Vidhana Soudha has made 11 families wash their hands in tears every day.' The stampede occurred on Wednesday, June 4 when thousands of fans gathered outside the stadium for RCB's victory event. A lack of crowd control and poor planning has been cited by officials as contributing factors to the deadly incident, which also left 56 people injured. In response, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday increased the compensation for the families of the deceased from Rs10 lakh to ₹25 lakh. An FIR was registered Thursday against RCB, event organiser DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd., and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), as investigations continue into one of the worst crowd disasters the city has seen in recent years. Meanwhile, police have arrested two RCB staff members over allegations of event mismanagement. The KSCA president Raghu Ram Bhat and other office bearers have approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the FIR filed against them.
Mint
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Mint
‘Photo opportunity cost': Father of Bengaluru stampede victim refuses to leave son's grave
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL victory in 18 years – which was anticipated to be a grand celebration – turned ghastly, leaving at least 11 people dead and 47 injured after a stampede broke out at the gates of the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Still, beyond the statistics lie heartbreaking stories, such as that of a father seen in a viral video clinging to his son's grave in anguish. The video doing the rounds on social media shows BT Lakshman – father of 21-year-old Bhumik Lakshman, who died in the stampede – crying inconsolably at his son's grave, refusing to leave him, in their native village in Hassan district. 'What happened to my son should not happen to anyone,' he says, lying on the ground with his head pressed against the grave. 'The land I had bought for him is where his memorial has been built.' Refusing to let go, Lakshman adds, 'I don't want to go anywhere else now. I want to stay here too,' as two men approach and help him to his feet. 'No father should have to face what I am facing,' he says. Bhumik, a final-year engineering student, was among the thousands who had gathered outside Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday to celebrate and catch a glimpse of the RCB players after their historic IPL title win – the team's first in 18 years. Tragically, he was one of the 11 people, including a 14-year-old girl, who lost their lives in the resulting stampede. The video of Mr Lakshman at his son's grave was also shared by the Karnataka unit of the BJP, which has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar of being 'murderous.' 'Murderous CM @siddaramaiah sir, murderous DCM @DKShivakumar sir, if you had made up your mind, you could have taken a photo with your children and grandchildren in a luxurious hotel with a cup. But your insistence on taking a photo on the steps of the Vidhana Soudha has made 11 families wash their hands in tears every day. Can you give this father his son back?' the BJP Karnataka handle posted in Kannada on X. The video also evoked a plethora of responses from social media users, who slammed Bengaluru Police's security arrangements, while several believed that 'a photo opportunity cost so many lives.'
