On 4 June 2025, what was meant to be a triumphant celebration outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium turned into heartbreak. These images taken the morning after reveal the haunting aftermath of the stampede. Shoes and slippers lie where joy turned into terror, silent witnesses to a night that began with cheers and ended in grief. As they are swept away and thrown into a garbage van, so too will the memory of this tragedy fade for most. The families and friends of those who passed now carry a weight the rest of the world will soon forget, until tragedy strikes again. This is India’s governance in a single frame — tragedy followed by clean-up, not accountability.