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The joyous celebrations following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) IPL win turned deadly on Wednesday (June 5, 2025) evening , as a stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives and injured 33. Overcrowding, confusion over the victory parade, and free passes are believed to have contributed to the tragic incident, marred by chaos and panic among fans.
Over 50 people have been killed in stampedes in 2025 so far at temples, railway stations, and at the Maha Kumbh, among others.
Here is a list of some major tragedies that have taken place in the country in the recent years:
June 4, 2025: The RCB victory celebration of the team’s maiden IPL win in 18 years turned into tragedy as at least 11 fans died and several were injured in a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Scene at one of the gates of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after unruly RCB fans tried to gain forcible entry during the IPL victory celebration in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar
May 3, 2025: At least seven persons were killed and 80 people injured in a stampede in North Goa’s Shirgao village in Bicholim taluka, where lakhs of devotees thronged to participate in the annual ‘Lairai Jatra’ at Shree Lairai Devi Temple.
An ambulance carries injured after a stampede broke out during a temple festival, in Shirgao village, around 40 km away from Panaji, Goa. | Photo Credit: PTI
February 15, 2025: At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede that broke out late at night at the New Delhi Railway Station. Most of the passengers who died where Maha Kumbh pilgrims.
Heavy rush of passengers to catch a train for Mahakumbh, at the New Delhi railway station. A stampede occured on February 15. | Photo Credit: PTI
January 29, 2025: Thirty people were killed and 60 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh as millions of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu calendar.
A devotee being rescued following a stampede before the ‘Amrit Snan’ on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj. | Photo Credit: ANI
January 8, 2025: At least six devotees were killed and dozens injured in a stampede as hundreds of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala Hills.
A stampede occurred at Vishnu Nivasam during the distribution of Tirumala Srivari Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tokens, in Tirupati. | Photo Credit: ANI
December 4, 2024:A 35-year-old woman died and a boy was injured at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad in a stampede where Allu Arjun’s blockbuster ‘Pushpa 2’ was screened.
August 12, 2024: Seven people diedand 10 were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple on Banavar hillock in central Bihar. The incident occurred during a crowded puja (worship) event on the fourth Monday of the holy Shrawan month.
Rescue work after a stampede at Baba Siddhanath temple, in Jehanabad district. | Photo Credit: PTI
July 2, 2024: More than 100 people, including women and children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a ‘satsang’ (prayer meeting) organised by a self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras.
A man named Vinod (in white) along with his sons, performs the last rites of his family members who were killed in a stampede during a ‘satsang’ on Tuesday, in Hathras. | Photo Credit: PTI
March 31, 2023: At least 36 people died when the slab constructed on top of an ancient ‘bawdi’ or well collapsed during a ‘havan’ programme held on the occasion of Ram Navami at a temple in Indore city.
January 1, 2022: At least 12 people died and over a dozen were injured in a stampede at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir triggered by a heavy rush of devotees.
Relatives cry for a missing devotee at Darshani Deodi of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine where a stampede took place, in Reasi district. | Photo Credit: PTI
September 29, 2017: Twenty-three people lost their lives and 36 were injured in the stampede on the narrow bridge connecting the Elphinstone Road station of the Western Railway with Parel station of the Central Railway in Mumbai.
Passengers caught in a stampede at the Elphinstone railway station’s foot overbridge in Mumbai on September 29, 2017. | Photo Credit: PTI
July 14, 2015: Twenty-seven pilgrims died and 20 others were injured in a stampede at a major bathing spot on the banks of the Godavari river where a huge crowd of devotees had gathered on the opening day of ‘Pushkaram’ festival in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh.
Devotees caught in a stampede near Pushkar Ghat as a sea of humanity thronged to take a dip in the river Godavari on the first day of Maha Pushkaram at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak
October 3, 2014: Thirty-two people were killed and 26 others injured in a stampede at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, shortly after the Dussehra celebrations ended.
October 13, 2013: 115 people were killed and over 100 injured in a stampede during the Navratri festivities near Ratangarh temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district. The stampede was triggered by rumours that a river bridge the devotees were crossing was about to collapse.
A scene after a stampede at the Sindhu River bridge through which pilgrims were heading towards the Ratangarh temple in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh. | Photo Credit: PTI
November 19, 2012: Around 20 people were killed and many others injured as a makeshift bridge caved in, triggering a stampede during the Chhath Puja at Adalat Ghat on the bank of river Ganga in Patna.
November 8, 2011: At least 20 people were killed in a stampede in Haridwar at Har-ki-Pauri ghat on the banks of the Ganga river.
An injured is taken to hospital after a stampede during Gayatri Mahakumbh, a religious ceremony, in Haridwar. | Photo Credit: PTI
January 14, 2011:At least 104 Sabarimala devotees were killed and over 40 were injured in a stampede when a jeep crashed into homebound pilgrims at Pulmedu in Kerala’s Idukki district.
March 4, 2010: About 63 people were killed in a stampede at Ram Janki Temple of Kripalu Maharaj in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district as people gathered to collect free clothes and food from the self-styled godman.
September 30, 2008: Nearly 250 devotees were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a bomb going off at Chamunda Devi temple in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur city.
August 3, 2008: 162 dead, 47 injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of rockslides at Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district.
January 25, 2005: Over 340 devotees were trampled to death and hundreds injured during an annual pilgrimage at Mandhardevi temple in Maharashtra’s Satara district. The accident occurred when some people fell down on the steps made slippery by the devotees breaking coconuts.
August 27, 2003: 39 people were killed and around 140 injured in a stampede during the holy bath at the Kumbh Mela in Maharashtra’s Nashik district.
Published - June 05, 2025 12:12 pm IST
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