Investigating tribunal holds RCB prima facie responsible for Bengaluru stampede after IPL 2025 victory – Sportskeeda

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday held Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) prima facie responsible for the gathering which led to the stampede outside the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4. In its order, the tribunal said that the franchise had not taken prior permission from the local police and their social media posts led to the large crowds outside the venue, a day after they had won IPL 2025.
As many as 11 people lost their lives in the stampede outside the venue on June 4. RCB later announced a financial support of Rs 10 lakh to each of the families who had lost their loved ones in the incident.
The CAT also said in its order that no prior permission had been taken to make arrangements for the event outside RCB’s home venue. The order further added that police protection was given, despite the non-permission to make arrangements. The order said:
In June, the BCCI formed a three-member committee to formulate guidelines aimed at preventing incidents like the stampede outside Bengaluru’s M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. Board secretary Devajit Saikia was made the chairperson with treasurer Prabhtej Singh Bhatia and vice-president Rajeev Shukla chosen as the other two members.
The committee was tasked with formulating the guidelines within the next 15 days.
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