Bengaluru stampede: K’taka govt releases details of deceased; families raise questions
Updated: Jun 5th, 2025
The Karnataka government on Thursday released the details of the 11 people killed in the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) victory celebrations on June 4.
Among the dead, one hailed from Udumalapet near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, and the rest are from Bengaluru and other districts of the state.
Stampede victim list
| # | Name | Age | Gender | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divyanshi | 14 | Female | Yelahanka, Bengaluru |
| 2 | Akshata Pai | 26 | Female | Karwar |
| 3 | Bhoomik | 19 | Male | M S Ramaiah Layout, Bengaluru |
| 4 | Sahana | 23 | Female | Kolar |
| 5 | Chinmaya Shetty | 19 | Male | Doddakallasandra, Bengaluru |
| 6 | Manojkumar | 20 | Male | Nagasandra village, Tumakuru district |
| 7 | Shravana K T. | 20 | Male | Kallahalli village, Chikkaballapura district |
| 8 | Shivu (aka Shivalinga) | 17 | Male | Honigeri village, Yadgir district |
| 9 | Poornachandra | 20 | Male | Rayasamudra village, Mandya district |
| 10 | Kamakshidevi | 29 | Female | Udumalapet, near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| 11 | Prajwal | 22 | Male | Yelahanka, Bengaluru |
Laxman, the father of deceased Bhoomik (19), stated he was given information that his son was serious and asked to arrive at the hospital. “My son never watched cricket matches, he had gone along with his friends. I was informed that when the stampede occurred, there was no ambulance, and my son was shifted to the hospital in a police vehicle.”
He further expressed his outrage that he pays the government tax up to ₹5 lakh per month, and the government wasn’t able to provide an ambulance to his son.
Suresh Babu, the father of deceased Sahana (23), stated his daughter informed him that she is going to attend the RCB victory celebrations at noon. “She had gone to the office in the morning, and later she went to the Chinnaswamy Stadium. “I wanted to see my daughter’s marriage and but now I am garlanding her dead body. She completed her engineering studies and worked at Bosch Company in Bengaluru for two years. She never caused us pain. I had asked her to be careful. The system has failed,” he stated.
The mother of the deceased, Prajwal (22), said she had to run from one hospital to another after being informed about the tragedy. She stated that Prajwal was her only son, and being a labourer, she managed somehow to complete the engineering course. “The government has snatched away my only son. Do they know how it feels to lose a son?” she asked.
The state government has announced ₹10 lakh compensation for the families of the deceased and also ordered a magisterial probe.
The BJP has said that the deaths were government-sponsored murders and demanded the immediate resignation of Home Minister G Parameshwara.
Taking cognizance of the stampede incident, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday registered a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and sought a report from the Congress-led Karnataka government.
The division bench, headed by acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao, expressed concern over the tragedy.
Social activist Snehamayi Krishna filed a complaint with the Cubbon Park police on Thursday against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, office-bearers of the KSCA, and others. In his complaint, Krishna demanded that the police register the case under Section 106 of the BNS Act.
(This story was taken from syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)
