Video Shows People Jumping Over Fare Collection Gates At A Bengaluru Metro Station On June 4 When Stampede Occurred Outside Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru: Two days after the Bengaluru stadium stampede, a video surfaced showing massive crowd at a Bengaluru metro station, where thousands of fans were waiting to board trains to reach the RCB victory felicitation site.

Several videos have emerged, capturing the mammoth gathering at one of Bengaluru's metro stations as excited fans made their way to the victory celebration venue.

One of the videos shows passengers violating rules by jumping over the ticket-token barriers that control access to the platform.

Footage that has now gone viral depicts several individuals jumping over the barriers instead of waiting for the gates to open, in a rush to board the train.

Other clips also show the overwhelming crowd at the station, as cricket enthusiasts eagerly made their way to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory.

The scenes at the metro stations clearly reflected the scale of the crowd heading toward the victory celebrations, where IPL winners RCB were to be felicitated. However, no adequate arrangements were made to manage the crowd outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, where the stampede occurred.

At least 11 people, mostly youngsters, lost their lives, while over 30 were injured.

The state government and RCB have announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of the deceased. Additionally, the state government has pledged to cover all medical expenses for the injured.

RCB's IPL victory celebrations turn tragic

IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), which won its maiden title on June 3 against Punjab Kings at the finals played at Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat's Motera, were to celebrate the victory in a grand style in Bengaluru on June 4.

However, RCB's victory celebrations turned tragic after a huge crowd erupted outside the Chinnaswamy stadium. Due to the lack of proper arrangements and poor crowd management, a stampede occurred which claimed the lives of 11 people while over 30 were injured.

The Chinnaswamy stadium has the capacity of around 35,000 but the crowd turned up in lakhs, exposing poor crowd management by the civic authorities.

According to locals, when the stampede broke out outside the Chinnaswamy stadium, a celebration was going inside.

Bengaluru stampede victim's uncle slams Karnataka Govt

Harish Kumar Shetty, Uncle of Chinmayi Shetty, the 19-year-old engineering student who lost her life in the Bengaluru stadium stampede incident on Wednesday, alleged that the victory celebrations were a calculated plan by politicians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to display their strength and market themselves.

“It was a calculated plan by politicians and RCB, as both wanted to showcase their strength and promote themselves. Congress aimed to market itself for the upcoming elections, while RCB sought publicity ahead of the next IPL season,” Harish Kumar Shetty stated.