Bengaluru : Days after Royal Challengers Bengaluru unveiled a six-point manifesto for meaningful action in the aftermath of the Bengaluru stampede during their IPL 2025 victory celebrations. RCB had broken their silence on social media two months after the incident, which claimed the lives of 11 people and left more than 40 injured.
What had been planned as a city-wide celebration of the franchise’s maiden IPL triumph turned tragic when a stampede broke out near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Thousands of fans had poured onto the streets to welcome RCB after their historic win, but mismanagement of the event led to devastating loss of life.
Nothing in life really prepares you for a heartbreak like June 4th. What should’ve been the happiest moment in our franchise’s history turned into something tragic,” Virat Kohli said in a statement shared by the franchise. Virat Kohli was leading the celebrations at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium when news of the stampede outside the iconic ground broke. RCB abruptly cut short their festivities. Earlier in the day, the team had been felicitated by Chief Minister N. Siddaramaiah in an open-air ceremony at the Vidhana Soudha.
RCB, on August 30, announced Rs 25 lakh for each of the families of the deceased in the stampede and assistance to those injured. RCB had initially announced Rs 10 lah, but they increased the compensation after announcing ‘RCB Cares’ — an initiative with which they were planning meaningful action.
In the aftermath of the incident, Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium was declared structurally unsafe to host large-scale events after an investigation by a state-government-formed panel. Women’s World Cup matches were moved out of the venue after a local T20 tournament was shifted from Bengaluru to Mysore.
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