Following the horrifying stampede that killed eleven fans who had gathered to see the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) celebrate their IPL 2025 winning parade around the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the team has been the target of intense criticism and investigation. In addition, hundreds of people suffered injuries.
RCB CARES, which the team refers to as “a long-term commitment to meaningful action that begins by honoring their memory,” was established in an effort to lessen the loss experienced by the families of the deceased. In an effort to make up for the priceless human lives lost, the families of those who were crushed to death will each get INR 25 lakh as part of this program.
“Eleven members of the RCB family passed away. They belonged to us.
Our city, our community, and our team are distinctive in part because of this. Each of us will carry their absence in our memory.
The void they have left cannot ever be filled by any amount of assistance. However, as a first step and out of the utmost respect, RCB has given their families 25 lakh apiece. “As a pledge of empathy, solidarity, and continuous support, not only as monetary assistance,” RCB said on their official Instagram account on Saturday, August 30.
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What specifically took place during the Chinnaswamy stampede?
RCB announced a spectacular victory parade on June 4 to celebrate their first IPL win with Bengaluru’s supporters. The franchise, the event organizers DNA, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) proceeded with the event in spite of security protocol problems and a lack of police officers. This ultimately resulted in a massive crowd that surrounded the venue on Queens Road and Cubbon Road.
The scenario quickly escalated into a stampede, where 11 people had to die as a result of inadequate security and management procedures, while countless more experienced near-death experiences owing to suffocation, traffic, and crowd pushing and shoving.
The Chinnaswamy Stadium has been unable to stage any cricket matches since the stampede. Due to their inability to secure security clearance from the state government, the KSCA was forced to move the Maharaja Trophy 2025 matches to Mysuru. More recently, the stadium lost the privilege to host the games that were initially planned for the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.
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