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‘I noticed three women fall’: Eyewitnesses recall Bengaluru stampede horror
A stampede broke out outdoors M Chinnaswamy Stadium throughout Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL celebrations, leaving a number of folks injured and 11 lifeless. The group grew too giant, inflicting chaos close to the gates.
Talking in regards to the stampede, Mahesh, who claimed to be an eyewitness, informed ANI, “Many individuals had come to see Virat Kohli and the RCB crew. Plenty of women tried to enter M Chinnaswamy Stadium by pushing the gate. I noticed three women fall, however nobody rescued them. The police had been additionally helpless due to the massive crowd.”
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One other eyewitness stated, “The seats and all are full; that’s the reason they don’t seem to be letting us in. We need to return, however we’re not allowed to return. The gates are crowded with folks, so even when they open the gates, extra folks will come inside. Many are injured, so I believe that’s why the gates stay closed.”
Visuals from ANI confirmed a automotive broken after followers climbed over it outdoors Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the place 1000’s had gathered to see the Royal Challengers Bengaluru crew.
The Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation has organised a particular felicitation ceremony for all RCB gamers right here right now.
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BJP blames Karnataka authorities for stampede
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra blamed the state authorities for the stampede throughout RCB’s victory celebrations, citing lack of preparation and security measures.
He referred to as for a judicial investigation into the tragedy that killed over folks and injured many.
“The state authorities ought to take full accountability for this tragedy. When the entire nation and Karnataka had been celebrating RCB’s victory, the state authorities’s haste to carry a victory rally with none prior preparations led to this tragedy,” stated BY Vijayendra.
“The state authorities by no means cared about prior preparations. They had been extra thinking about publicity. This resulted within the dying of greater than 11 folks. Some persons are in ICU. I spoke to some victims, there was no police inside, no ambulance facility. The CM ought to ship the matter for judicial investigation,” he added.
