Several feared dead in stampede outside cricket stadium in India

Fans cheer as the bus carrying Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers arrives at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
Fans cheer as the bus carrying Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers arrives at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
Wed, 04 Jun, 2025 - 15:00
Aijaz Rahi, Associated Press

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

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, which is the world’s most popular T20 cricket tournament.

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