Stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium amid RCB fan frenzy, several feared dead

At 11 people have been killed while 47 people were injured as fans gathered outside M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday to celebrate the victory of RCB in the 2025 IPL championship.

According to News18, injured persons have been admitted to the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital. Thousands had converged at Chinnaswamy stadium since early evening in expectation of celebrating with the RCB team that was expected to turn up in the stadium with the trophy.

Speaking to news reporters, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the crowd was "uncontrollable" but refused to confirm the number of casualties or those injured in the stampede.

"I think this is not a controllable crowd. I apologise to all the people of Bengaluru and Karnataka, we wanted to take a procession, but the crowd is uncontrollable. We had arranged (security measures) for a crowd of 5,000. But we can't use lathis on a young vibrant crowd."

The team landed at the HAL Airport on Wednesday afternoon and headed to the Vidhana Soudha in their team bus to meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Rajat Patidar-led team was received by state's Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar at the airport.