Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma was in a celebratory mood since Tuesday night, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ended their 18-year drought in the IPL by lifting their maiden trophy. The actress has been a supporter of the team since 2014, when she began dating cricketer Virat Kohli. The RCB victory celebrations were continued in Bengaluru on Wednesday. However, the celebration soon turned fatal as 11 lives were lost in a stampede in areas around the Chinnaswamy stadium. Sharma has now expressed her grief at the lives lost during the stampede in Bengaluru.  
Anushka Sharma reacts to Bengaluru stampede 
The actress took to her Instagram, and reshared an official statement from the IPL team RCB, which brought the IPL trophy home this year.  The stampede happened during the celebrations of the IPL team.
The statement read, “We are deeply anguished by the unfortunate incidents that have come to light through media reports regarding public gatherings all over Bengaluru in anticipation of the team`s arrival this afternoon. The safety and well-being of everyone is of utmost importance to us”. 
Sharing the statement, Sharma captioned it with heartbroken emojis. Virat Kohli also shared the same statement on his Instagram handle with the caption, “At a loss for words. Absolutely gutted.”

 

 
 

 
 

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About Bengaluru stampede
Earlier, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that 11 people died in the incident while 33 others were injured. CM Siddaramaiah said that the government will also provide free treatment to the injured.
“A major tragedy occurred during the victory celebrations. It happened near the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the deceased. The government will provide free treatment to the injured,” the CM said.
Expressing deep sorrow over the incident, CM Siddaramaiah said, “11 died and 33 were injured in the stampede. This tragedy should not have happened. The government expresses deep sorrow over this incident.”
IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal has expressed his condolences to families who lost their members in the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday and said BCCI had no information that such an event was being planned.
“This is a very unfortunate incident… We had no information that such an event was being planned… If such events are planned in the future, then proper arrangements should be made… Those who were sitting inside the stadium had no information about the incident,” Arun Dhumal told ANI.