Just hours before the fatal stampede that claimed 11 lives during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebration, a senior police officer warned the Karnataka government about inadequate security and potential crowd control problems. The officer's letter cautioned against holding the event at Vidhana Soudha due to massive anticipated crowds.
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