On 4 June 2025, a day after RCB won the IPL, lakhs of fans gathered outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gates opened late, surges built and 11 people died…
RCB beat Punjab Kings by six runs, ending an 18-year wait.
Posts announced a parade and free celebration; a Kohli video followed at 8:55 am.
From a letter to the police to a crowd out of control.
Gates opened late and unevenly; surges built at several gates. The state put the injured at 56.
2 to 3 lakh people for about 35,000 seats.
Announcement, attendance, gates, crush, response.
B. Dayananda and four officers suspended; a judicial commission and the High Court step in.
RCB's marketing head and three others were arrested; released on 12 June.
The investigation could continue, but no final report without permission.
A two-volume report went to the Chief Minister.
More than 3 lakh people gathered; gates 1, 2 and 21 were broken open.
Security was inadequate; the stadium was unsafe for mass gatherings.
Legal action against RCB, KSCA and DNA; inquiries against officials.
Permission for events of 5,000 or more; up to life in prison for deadly crowd disasters.
Permission, bonds and penalties.
Five Women's World Cup games left Bengaluru for want of police clearance.
RCB matched the state's Rs 25 lakh ex gratia.
State, franchise and KSCA.
The state's crowd SOP applies until the Bill becomes law.
None until the pleas to quash the FIRs are decided.
Seventeen months, no trial.
Seats left empty for good in memory of the 11.
Departmental proceedings closed.
Each process decides something different.
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