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Stampede during IPL celebration leaves several dead in Bengaluru

Greenwatch Desk World News 2025-06-04, 7:08pm

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Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday outside a cricket stadium in southern India.


According to AP, the incident happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is the world’s most popular T20 cricket tournament.

The Times of India newspaper reported at least seven people had died in the crush. Local TV news channels showed visuals of police shifting the injured persons and those who fell unconscious to ambulances, reports UNB. 

There was no immediate comment from the authorities.