‘We tried to help, but police told us to go back’: Workers on tragic Bengaluru stampede

Bengaluru Stampede: A deadly stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory parade claimed 11 lives and injured dozens more, exposing severe lapses in crowd control and emergency preparedness. Over 3 lakh fans had gathered outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium, overwhelming police and medical teams. Haunting scenes the next day — from bloodied shoes to traumatised staff — revealed the scale of the chaos. Eyewitnesses, medical professionals, and stadium workers recounted the horror as Karnataka's...