It was supposed to be a moment of joy and celebration, when on Wednesday 4th June on Wednesday 4th June closer the sea of red and gold, which closed the Master’s victory in Bengalur. However, the festivities ended in a heart break when a deadly blow left by 11 people dead and dozens of injured.
For many families across Karnataka, the day will now be eounted in memory for their devastating loss. Among the victims was Prajwal G., 22 -year -old employee in a private company. The faithful RCB fan was outdoors the previous night and rejoiced with friends. His mother, Pavatha, begged him not to participate in the stadium action. But just like the lakh of other fans, he didn’t want to miss the moment. “I got a call by 17:30. I rushed to the police station and then went to the hospital. There was unidentified bodies. I went in the hope that it would not be my son … My world collapsed when I saw my body.” She said, “The government killed my son.”
The young life has been lost
Among the youngest killed in the incident was Divyanshi BS, 14. The ninth comparator and ardent admirer Virata Kohli, begged her family to take her to the stadium. “She loved cricket. She was a dancer … She wanted to become a veterinarian,” said her mother Ashwini Street. “She just wanted to see her hero Virat Kohli close up.”
Manoj Kumar, 20, was a BBA student at a private university. His father, Devaraj NT, Mrs. Puri, watched the television as Stamped’s news lit up on the screen. He immediately tried to contact his son. “Someone else picked up the phone. I felt that something was happening, and then the police called me and asked me to come to the Bowring Hospital. I didn’t have the courage to see his body. He went with two friends,” Devaraj said.
After meeting with a potential bride
For Poornochandra, 26, a visit to the stadium was spontaneous. As a building engineer working in Mysur, he was in Bengalur to meet a potential bride. “After meeting with the girl’s family, he went to the stadium. We didn’t even know he was going,” said his father RB Chandra, resident Kr Pete in Mandy. “We got a call by 18 o’clock …”
Bhoomik Lakshman, 19 years old, did not inform his father before going to the stadium with friends. “Around 3 pm the video was called his mother and showed her crowd and celebrations. Later we heard that there was a death. I kept trying him.
Shivaling Chandappa, 17, came to Bengalur just to collect his transmission certificate. A native of Yadgir has just finished some academic formalities and decided to stop at the stadium. His father, Honnappa, a worker from Honigeri, did not know about the stay of his son. “We got a call in the evening. There was no longer shivaling,” he said.
Kamakshi Devi, 29, Technie from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and working in Bengalur, was a passionate fans of RCB. She came up with two colleagues. “We had a meeting of cousins two days ago. She was there with us,” her cousin Veerabah Selvan recalled. “And now he’s gone. Her friends suffered fractures, but they survived,” he said.
Sahana Rajesh, 23 years, software engineer from the district Kolar, had dreams for herself and her younger sister. Her father Rajesh said, “She didn’t tell us she was going to the event. She wanted to support her sister to become a doctor. She’s not now.”
“I lost her hand …”
Among the most twists are the stories of Akshata Pai, 26, authorized accountant from Uttar Kannada. She and her husband Ashay Ranjan took half -day letters to attend the celebrations after they saw the instagram post RCB. “We were excited. We held our hands when the crowd emerged near the gate 17,” said Mr. Ranjan. “Suddenly people started to push. We fell. We shouted. Someone saved me, but I lost her hand.”
Skaravan KT, 20, was a second year student from Chikkoballapur. He did not inform his parents about his plans to take part in the event. His friend, Vinuth, said, “He was angry with cricket and RCB. They never knew he went to the stadium.”
It’s not a fan and yet
But not all who went to the stadium were cricket fans. Chinmayi Shetty, a 19 -year -old Doddakallasandra engineering student, was not particularly passionate about the sport. But she joined her classmates on a trip. She called from the mangalur and spoke to her father for just a few hours before the tragedy hit. “She called me around 13:30 and said she was heading to the stadium. At 17:30 I called she had died in StamPede. What do I do with the compensation that the government gives?” She asked her father, Karunakar Shetty.
Published – June 5, 2025 20:26
