Bengaluru stampede: 'One mother asked for son's body without postmortem,' says DK Shivakumar moving to tears

"One mother requested me to give the body of her son without doing a postmortem. But it was a legal process," said Shivakumar as quoted by NDTV.

Shivakumar on Wednesday apologised after the fatal stampede broke out outside the cricket stadium where celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's maiden title win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) were in full swing.

Eleven people died and nearly 50 were injured when the crowd outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium swelled and went uncontrollable turning the celebratory mood into a nightmare within moments.

During a press conference this evening, Siddaramaiah, whose government is facing flak for alleged lack of proper arrangement, stated the administration did not expect the tragedy, as the stadium can accommodate 35,000 people.

"But the number of people who turned up is estimated to be two-three lakhs. We assumed there would be as many people as the stadium would accommodate or a bit more, but not as many as had actually turned up," Siddaramaiah said.

He announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those who were killed in the stampede, and free treatment for the injured.

"I have ordered a magisterial inquiry into this tragedy. Appropriate action will be taken against the guilty. Instructions have been given to submit the investigation report within 15 days," he said.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka High Court took suo moto cognizance of the stampede case and the matter will be heard on Thursday.