Accountability shouldn’t stop with police and it shouldn’t be scapegoated if its warnings are ignored. Cops fail in crowd control in specific ways. But political pressures are also undermining their work
The descent of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL celebration into tragedy last week, has once again underscored the perils of inadequate crowd management, a long-standing issue in a densely populated country like India. What should have been a moment of pride and festivity quickly descended into chaos, revealing critical gaps in planning, foresight, and execution.