The jubilant mood outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday was quickly overturned by a terrible stampede due to improper crowd control.
Fans had gathered in the thousands to celebrate IPL winners Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), led by formidable captain Virat Kohli.
RCB's win against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) ends an 18-year-long wait for the title, adding to Virat Kohli's impressive list of accolades.
The event was originally planned by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) as an open-bus victory parade.
However, it was later set to take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium (RCB's home ground) due to traffic and security concerns.
The news of the stampede sparked a political storm in Karnataka, with the BJP-led opposition attacking the Siddaramaiah government's negligence.
The Karnataka government has announced a compensation of ₹10 lakhs for families of those who died in the stampede and ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.