The tragic is the stampede of the celebration of the victory of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2025, which led to the death of 11 people and injured several in Bengaluru, again made the headlines. A judicial investigation into the incident has pointed out to the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Bengaluru police for heartbreaking stampede.
They directly blamed the Champions of IPL 2025, KSCA, as well as the police, for serious failures in planning and security during their celebration of victory in Bengaluru on June 4. The investigation would have been carried out by a commission of a single man led by retirement judge John D’Acunha.
RCB, Ksca and the police blamed Bengaluru Stampede in a legal report
They had a month to investigate the safety and crowd management towers. Following the declarations of several eyewitnesses, documents and visits on the site, the Commission noted that despite clear warning signs, the RCB, the KSCA and the event organizers, DNA Entertainment, continued the provided without the necessary provisions to ensure the safety of the crowds.
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One of the most shocking discoveries was the mediocre security arrangements for such a big event in Bengaluru. Only 79 police officers were displayed inside Mr. Chinnaswamy’s stadium, and none was parked outside the site, where more than 2.5 Lakh of people gathered and chaos took place.
The report also highlighted major delays in the response of senior officials. It is said that the joint police commissioner only arrived at the scene around 4 p.m., while the police commissioner did not even know the incident before 5 p.m., more than two hours after the breakup.
Chief Minister of Karnataka to submit the report to the State Cabinet
The conclusions were submitted in a report of two volumes to the chief minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, who said that he had not yet traveled the details but would revise and present him before the State cabinet on July 17.
Siddaramaiah would have been quoted by the Times of India: “I do not know the details, because I am not yet read the report. We will place the report before the cabinet on July 17 and deliberate. The government will take appropriate measures after studying the report and its recommendations.”
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When the celebration of RCB’s IPL Victory 2025 ended with a tragedy
Unfortunately, the great celebration of RCB has turned into a horrible tragedy, because a deadly stampede won 11 lives and has made a lot of injuries. Thousands of excited fans had gathered near the stadium, hoping to have an overview of their IPL 2025 winners, while a separate congratulations event took place nearby in Vidhana Soudha.
The huge crowd quickly became unmanageable and around 3:25 p.m., chaos broke out, leading to a stampede. At first, the Karnataka government launched a masterful investigation and asked the police to investigate any possible criminal negligence. Several FIRs have been deposited against RCB, KSCA and DNA entertainment for negligence and guilty homicide.
As public anger grew, the government of the State intensified the investigation by ordering a judicial investigation. Even the five police officers were suspended, including the Bengaluru police commissioner and two IPS senior officers, not having checked the situation.