A day after the stampede in Bengaluru amid Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) celebrations resulted in at least 11 deaths, a stunning development has emerged. According to a report by The Deccan Herald, Bengaluru police strongly warned the state government and RCB against holding large-scale celebrations but both ignored their advice.
According to the official release by the franchise, the bus parade was to take place at 5:00 PM. Instead, the celebrations turned to a tragic incident as the stampede claimed 11 lives and at least 33 were injured. Many were admitted to nearby hospitals as the organisers of the event have come under the scanner.
A senior police officer told the publication that they advised the state government and RCB to hold the celebrations next Sunday when their emotions cool down significantly.
"We tried to discourage the government as well as the RCB franchise from Tuesday night against having any celebrations on Wednesday. We told them it would be ill-advised and recommended holding the event next Sunday when emotions would have cooled down. We strongly advised against a road procession. We said, bring the players directly to the stadium and conduct the event in a single venue."
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