Deaths feared in stampede outside India cricket stadium

The Times of India newspaper reported at least seven people had died in the crush.

Local TV news channels showed visuals of police shifting the injured persons and those who fell unconscious to ambulances.

DK Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka state, told reporters that "the crowd was very uncontrollable".

The event was being held to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League title win on Tuesday.

In January, at least 30 people were killed as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to bathe in a sacred river during the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.