India, June 7 -- As the families of the deceased demand accountability, there is urgent need for strict safety protocols
The tragic stampede at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 has left the city shaken and mourning. What was meant to be a grand celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) first IPL title win in 18 years turned into a devastating catastrophe, claiming the lives of 11 innocent fans and injuring many more. The event, which drew an overwhelming crowd of over 2.5 lakh people to a stadium with a maximum capacity of just 33,000, became a nightmare due to a fatal combination of poor planning, political grandstanding, and lack of co-ordination. The stampede broke out outside Gate 3 of the stadium, where the surge o...