Officials who were inside a stadium in Bengaluru during the RCB victory celebrations were not aware what was happening outside, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said, hours after 11 people were killed in two stampedes.

The size of the crowd that had gathered for the celebrations of RCB’s victory in the IPL was unexpected and “nobody could have visualised it”, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed has said.

Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede LIVE Updates: At least 11 people died and 50 were injured outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as thousands of fans gathered to greet the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after winning the IPL.