The stampede occurred on June 4 evening in front of the Chinnaswamy stadium here, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people died and 56 were injured in the incident.

The Karnataka High Court has posed nine questions to the state government after the unfortunate Bengaluru stampede incident, which resulted in the death of 11 people and injuries to over 40. The celebrations at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium organised by the RCB management turned tragic for some people who were stuck outside.

MLC claims that Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar was seen holding the IPL trophy in Chinnaswamy stadium while police struggled to carry injured fans on their shoulders in a bid to save their lives. “It is strange that they (police) were held responsible (for the stampede and deaths),