Four days after a deadly stampede in Bengaluru, a family in Karnataka’s Kolar was handed a financial compensation for the damage that cannot be compensated – the loss of their 24-year-old daughter.
Kolar deputy commissioner MR Ravi visited the home of Sahana, one of the 11 people who died in the June 4 stampede that occurred in front of the Chinnaswamy stadium during the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team’s IPL victory celebrations. Forty-seven were injured in the tragedy.
Her mother broke down as she was offered the cheque of Rs 25 lakh compensation by the officer. Sahana’s father, who was trying to hold back his tears, burst out crying as soon as he touched the cheque. As other family members comforted them, the parents were seen weeping uncontrollably.
All the victims of the stampede were in the 20-30 years age group with a 14-year-old being the youngest – Divyanshi (14), Doresha (32), Bhoomik (20), Sahana (24), Akshata (27), Manoj (33), Shravan (20), Devi (29), Shivalinga (17) and Chinmayi (19) and Prajwal (20).
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