A relative cries next to the body of 14-year-old Divyanshi Shivakumar, who lost her life in Wednesday's deadly stampede during celebrations outside a stadium for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, winners of the Indian Premier League, at her residence ahead of her last rites in Bengaluru.
Stampede Near RCB Stadium In Bengaluru Leaves Families Grieving For Their Loved Ones
Panic broke out near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, triggering a stampede after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025, leaving at least 11 dead. Outside hospitals and mortuaries in Bengaluru, grief hung heavy as families of those killed in the stadium stampede clung to each other in disbelief. Wails pierced the silence as relatives identified the bodies, mourning the sudden loss of loved ones who had only gone to be part of a joyful cricket celebration.
Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
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Bereaved father, in black, of Divyanshi, a victim of the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. At least eleven people died and 33 injured following a stampede near the stadium, where a large number of people gathered to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday.
Stadium stampede: Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
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Relatives mourn next to the body of 14-year-old Divyanshi Shivakumar, who lost her life in Wednesday's deadly stampede during celebrations outside a stadium for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, winners of the Indian Premier League, at her residence ahead of her last rites in Bengaluru.
Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
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Bereaved family members of Divyanshi, a victim of the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium, at her residence, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. At least eleven people died and 33 injured following a stampede near the stadium, where a large number of people gathered to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday.
Stadium stampede: Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
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Bereaved family members and relatives of Divyanshi, a victim of the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium, mourn at her residence, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. At least eleven people died and 33 injured following a stampede near the stadium, where a large number of people gathered to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday.
Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
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A wailing relative reacts as the body of 14-year-old Divyanshi Shivakumar, who lost her life in Wednesday's deadly stampede during celebrations outside a stadium for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, winners of the Indian Premier League, is taken away for her last rites in Bengaluru.
Stadium stampede: Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
| Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Women console a wailing relative of 14-year-old Divyanshi Shivakumar, who lost her life in Wednesday's deadly stampede during celebrations outside a stadium for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, winners of the Indian Premier League, at her residence ahead of her last rites in Bengaluru.
Relatives and friends pay tribute to a victim in Bengaluru
| Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
A woman cries next to the body of 14-year-old Divyanshi Shivakumar, who lost her life in Wednesday's deadly stampede during celebrations outside a stadium for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, winners of the Indian Premier League, at her residence ahead of her last rites in Bengaluru.
RCB felicitation: Stampede near Bengaluru stadium
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People rummage through footwear strewn outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after a stampede caused by frenzied fans celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, in Bengaluru.
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Stampede near Bengaluru stadium
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Footwear is strewn near one of the gates to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after a stampede caused by frenzied fans celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, in Bengaluru.
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