Bengaluru stampede: CM Siddaramaiah increased the amount of compensation, know how much will be helped now

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered to increase the compensation declared for the families of those killed in the Chinnaswamy Stadium accident to Rs 25 lakh. Earlier, the government had announced a compensation of Rs 10-10 lakh.

How many people died in the stampede?

11 people were killed and 33 others were injured in this stampede. The incident occurred when the RCB’s IPL victory was unexpectedly crowded, which was more than expected. The stadium had a seating capacity of about 35,000 but there was a crowd of about 2 to 3 lakh people on the spot. Because of which this accident happened and people had to lose their lives.

CM Siddaramaiah had informed about the crowd that the government and the cricket association did not expect such a large number of people to come. A crowd of about one lakh could be controlled in Vidhan Sauha, but the situation in Chinnaswamy Stadium became frightening. The unexpected increase of the attendees thwarted the measures to control the crowd, causing a stampede -like situation.

Most of the people who died in this incident were youths who arrived to celebrate the victory of the cricket team. Many injured are still undergoing treatment.

CM has ordered magistrate inquiry

Many families lost their future due to this incident. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered a magistrate inquiry to find out the cause of the stampede. He said, “We will take appropriate action on the basis of conclusions,” he said the report would be submitted within 15 days. He assured the public that no political rhetoric would affect the investigation.

After the incident came to light, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar reached the Bourning Hospital and met the injured and expressed condolences. He appealed to cricket fans to give security priority to security in public functions in future.

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