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Bengaluru stampede: When triumph turned into tragedy

RCB fans jump over barricades outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, 2025 in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Getty Images On June 3, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) claimed its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. When Virat Kohli announced that night that celebrations would extend to Bengaluru the…

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‘Deaths at 3:50 pm, I got information at 5:45’: Siddaramaiah on why RCB felicitation event continued despite stampede; says ‘I went as invitee’ | India News

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the decision to go ahead with the event to felicitate the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) players, despite a stampede outside the team’s home ground, the Chinnaswamy Stadium. On Wednesday, a ceremony was held at the Karnataka Vidhan Soudha to felicitate…

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M. Chinnaswamy stadium stampede: Bengaluru Police files FIR against RCB, KSCA after Karnataka High Court takes suo motu cognisance of matter

The Cubbon Park Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru, DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd, an event management company, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), charging them for culpable homicide among other serious indictments. Based on the complaint filed by Girish A. K., Police Inspector of Cubbon Park station,…

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‘Pain of tragedy has erased joy of victory’: CM Siddaramaiah’s first reaction on Bengaluru stampede that killed 11; magisterial probe ordered | India News

NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief ministerSiddaramaiah on Wednesday said the state government was deeply saddened by the stampede that claimed 11 lives and left 33 injured during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory celebrations at Chinnaswamy Stadium.“This tragedy should not have happened. The government expresses deep sorrow. Most of the deceased are youth,” Siddaramaiah said at a…

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RCB victory parade is back on! Here’s how you can buy passes to Chinnaswamy event, traffic restrictions, and more

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli and others pose for photographers with the championship trophy during the presentation ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, on June 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: ATUL YADAV Hours after Karnataka Home Minister announced that the victory parade…

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