A stampede outside Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium resulted in multiple fatalities during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory parade. The team had just won their first IPL title. Cricketer Krunal Pandya and Virat Kohli expressed their condolences. The parade was cut short. Initial reports suggest overcrowding and poor crowd control caused the tragedy.
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