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Hans India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium: Poor Crowd Management Blamed for Injuries
Bengaluru: A festive event meant to honour the RCB team took a grim turn at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, as stampede-like scenes unfolded on Wednesday evening, reportedly injuring over 40 people. The chaos, now under public scrutiny, was allegedly triggered by administrative missteps of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), which chose to keep all 21 entry gates of the stadium closed until 4:30 PM. According to preliminary reports from government sources, the late gate opening led to a sudden, unmanageable rush as nearly three lakh people had gathered around the stadium by then—many under the impression that entry would be free. Earlier in the day, news about a victory parade from Vidhana Soudha to Chinnaswamy Stadium had been widely shared by media outlets. KSCA had arranged a ceremonial felicitation at the grand steps of the State Assembly, and in anticipation, approximately 1.5 lakh people had gathered there, while an estimated three lakh assembled near the stadium. The confusion worsened due to the lack of official updates. Fans, many of whom were unaware that entry tickets were being distributed via a private app called 'Ticket Genie', assumed that public access was open and began making their way toward the stadium en masse. When KSCA finally opened around 8 to 10 gates shortly after 4:30 PM, a surge of waiting fans rushed toward the entry points. At Gate 12, a drain slab on the pavement collapsed under pressure, causing dozens to fall. This triggered a wave of panic. The crowd began spilling toward other gates, leading to more pushing and trampling. Women and children were particularly vulnerable during the crush. Eyewitnesses and observers say the situation spiralled because only selected gates were opened without prior warning or queue management. The sudden move caused simultaneous surges at multiple points. Police, overwhelmed and under-equipped, found themselves unable to distinguish between ticket holders and general crowds. A senior police officer, speaking anonymously, said, 'Had the entry been regulated from 1 PM with only ticket holders allowed inside in a queue system, this chaos could have been avoided.' On regular match days, crowds of up to 50,000 are safely managed through such systems. However, for this celebration, none of those protocols were followed. Another key failure was inadequate deployment of police and crowd control personnel. The 1.5 km stretch between Vidhana Soudha and the stadium was flooded with 4–5 lakh people, yet the security detail was insufficient—especially the number of women police officers, which left women and children exposed to serious risk. The aftermath has sparked public outrage, with questions being raised about the accountability of both KSCA and the Bengaluru city police. With no official apology or explanation issued at the time of reporting, victims and civil society are now demanding answers—and better systems to prevent such human rights lapses in future mass gatherings.
India Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
RCB fans were 2-3 times area's holding capacity outside Chinnaswamy Stadium: Analysis
Imagine 40 people packed into a bedroom of your 2BHK apartment: that was the density of the crowd around Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where fans of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) gathered to catch a glimpse of their favourite players, who had just secured an IPL victory after 18 say that the roads encircling the stadium—Mahatma Gandhi Road, Cubbon Road, 83rd Road and Queens Road—were crammed with supporters. Google's public infrastructure data estimates the combined surface area of these roads at roughly 51,000 sqm. advertisementAccording to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, some 200,000–300,000 people had congregated in that vicinity. A simple analysis shows that, if two people occupy each square metre (approximately 10 sq ft), those four roads could accommodate around 100,000 individuals. In other words, that is equivalent to 20 people standing in a standard 1010 ft the CM's lower estimate of 200,000 fans, that translates to 40 people crammed into the same bedroom—essentially a completely packed room with almost no space to analysis is based on the Mapchecking tool developed by French developer Anthony Carter. A similar situation prevailed at Vidhan Soudha. The Chief Minister said that earlier in the day, about 100,000 people had gathered in front of Vidhan Soudha, where the RCB team was being felicitated. The same crowd-mapping tool indicates that the stretch of Ambedkar Road running between the Cubbon Park and Raj Bhawan Road intersections—directly in front of Vidhan Soudha—could hold just over 41,000 SCENESadvertisementIndia Today's senior correspondent, Nikhil Naz, witnessed a stampede near the Cubbon Park metro station. He was jostled by the mob but somehow emerged described how many young people—particularly teenage girls and women—were trampled when two streams of the crowd began moving in opposite directions, while a third group blocked the road to dance. 'One stream was going from Cubbon Park metro to Gate 13, the other was moving from Gate 13 towards Gates 1–2, and a third group was dancing on the road. At one stage, we lost control and were pushed around,' he wrote. RUMOURS PROVED FATALIndia Today reporter Apoorva Jayachandran witnessed rumours spreading about stadium entry tickets for the felicitation event. Although RCB had announced a limited number of free tickets on its website, people circulated claims that tickets could also be obtained via other means. Some believed they were available through the Ticket Genie app, while others thought physical tickets were being handed out at certain gates. This misinformation sparked confusion and noted that some attendees wandered around in search of a mobile signal so they could download the Ticket Genie app, while others rushed to get physical tickets. A few resorted to extreme measures: social media visuals show people climbing trees and scaling razor-wire fences to jump into the Today also found further evidence of ticket-related rumours being spread across social media Watch
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Teen keen to post RCB celebration pics, techie who took day off: Bengaluru stampede's tragic victims
BENGALURU: Hours after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ended an 18-year wait for their maiden IPL title, celebrations in the city spiralled into chaos as 11 people died and 47 were injured in a stampede-like rush around the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where thousands of fans — many of whom had taken leave just to be part of the long-awaited moment — had gathered to celebrate. At Vyedhi super-speciality (VSH) Hospital on Vittal Mallya Road, 16 people were brought in, out of which four — three men and one woman — were declared dead. The remaining 12 are undergoing treatment for injuries. Two of the deceased are yet to be identified. Dr Humera, the medical administrator at the hospital, said the victims were mostly young, between 20 to 30 years old. She added that the likely cause of death was suffocation due to the stampede. The 12 patients being treated are in stable condition and receiving outpatient care for minor injuries such as leg pain, toe injuries, and a small head injury, she confirmed. Eyewitnesses and friends of those injured in the stampede told TNIE that the situation escalated when attendees were suddenly asked to download an app called 'Ticket Genie' to get free entry passes. 'There was no prior information, and many were left struggling with poor mobile networks. The announcement came just minutes before the gates were opened and the crowd kept increasing,' Mahesh, an eyewitness recalled. As the gates opened, people rushed in, and those who couldn't get their passes on time started jumping over barricades, triggering panic and a stampede-like situation. During this, many also got separated from their groups, he added.
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Teen keen to post celebration pics, techie who took day off: Bengaluru stampede's tragic victims
BENGALURU: Hours after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ended an 18-year wait for their maiden IPL title, celebrations in the city spiralled into chaos as 11 people died and 47 were injured in a stampede-like rush around the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where thousands of fans — many of whom had taken leave just to be part of the long-awaited moment — had gathered to celebrate. At Vyedhi super-speciality (VSH) Hospital on Vittal Mallya Road, 16 people were brought in, out of which four — three men and one woman — were declared dead. The remaining 12 are undergoing treatment for injuries. Two of the deceased are yet to be identified. Dr Humera, the medical administrator at the hospital, said the victims were mostly young, between 20 to 30 years old. She added that the likely cause of death was suffocation due to the stampede. The 12 patients being treated are in stable condition and receiving outpatient care for minor injuries such as leg pain, toe injuries, and a small head injury, she confirmed. Eyewitnesses and friends of those injured in the stampede told TNIE that the situation escalated when attendees were suddenly asked to download an app called 'Ticket Genie' to get free entry passes. 'There was no prior information, and many were left struggling with poor mobile networks. The announcement came just minutes before the gates were opened and the crowd kept increasing,' Mahesh, an eyewitness recalled. As the gates opened, people rushed in, and those who couldn't get their passes on time started jumping over barricades, triggering panic and a stampede-like situation. During this, many also got separated from their groups, he added.
