Stampede: Cops say govt ignored proposed plan for RCB victory
The New Indian Express Kollam
|June 07, 2025
A FULL city victory parade covering major stretches of Bengaluru - from Vidhana Soudha to MG Road and beyond - was originally suggested by the city police to mark RCB's IPL win.
The idea was to keep the team moving through different areas so fans could celebrate from the roadsides instead of overcrowding and flooding one location, but this suggestion was flatly rejected by the organisers and the state government, despite warnings of the chaos it could lead to.
This story is from the June 07, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kollam.
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