Bengaluru: Which now-deleted RCB posts have Karnataka govt cited in court against the IPL franchise; stampede killed 11 | Cricket News

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title celebrations turned tragic in June with 11 lives misplaced following a stampede. (File photograph)

The Karnataka authorities has blamed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a tragic stampede that killed 11 individuals outdoors M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4. In a report back to the High Court, officers stated RCB, DNA Networks, and Karnataka State Cricket Association organised victory celebrations with out police permission.The state’s standing report, submitted on June 12 and disclosed by court order on July 8, highlighted that RCB went forward with promotional actions regardless of being denied permission. They even used Virat Kohli‘s video clip to advertise the occasion.

Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!According to officers, KSCA’s CEO had knowledgeable the Cubbon Park Police Station a couple of potential victory parade on June 3 night. The police rejected the request, citing lack of particulars about crowd administration and the brief discover.Despite the denial, RCB took to social media early morning on June 4. They introduced a victory parade from Vidhana Soudha to Chinnaswamy Stadium. At 8:55 AM, they shared Virat Kohli’s video message about celebrating with Bengaluru followers.At 8.55am, RCB posted a video that includes Virat Kohli on its official deal with @RCBtweets, in which he stated the group “intends to celebrate this victory with the people of Bengaluru and RCB fans on 04.06.2025 after the team returns to Bengaluru.”Later, at 3:14pm, one other submit was made saying the timing of the parade—from 5:00pm to six:00pm—adopted by celebrations inside the stadium. It was solely in this submit that RCB talked about restricted free passes had been obtainable at store.royalchallengers.com.The scenario worsened when RCB posted the parade timings, mentioning restricted free passes on their web site. By then, massive crowds had already gathered. The authorities famous the large social media impression of those posts, with the first announcement getting 1.6 million views, adopted by 426,000, 760,000, and 1.7 million views for subsequent posts.