What began as a day of rapturous celebration over the IPL victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned into one of crushing tragedy in Bengaluru on June 4, 2025 evening, when 11 people — all aged below 40 — died and scores of others were injured when a massive build up of fans at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium led to chaos and stampede.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident that drew sharp criticism over failed crowd management by the opposition. He also announced an ex-gratia of ₹10 lakh to the families of the deceased fans. In addition, RCB too announced financial support of ₹10 lakh each to families of victims, while the Karnataka State Cricket Association promised ₹5 lakh.
