As many as 11 people were killed at a stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory celebrations in Bengaluru on June 4, 2025.
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“Over a year after the deaths, nobody has been held culpable for the tragedy. Neither has a chargesheet been filed, nor have the officers whom the government only suspended been held accountable. Indian Premier League matches were held at the same stadium this year. Life has moved on for everyone, but us,” said Sridhar K.T., brother of Shravan K.T., a second-year dental student who was among the 11 victims of the stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory celebrations on June 4, 2025.“We are small people to fight such big forces. We have lost all hope that we will get any justice,” he lamented. Over a year after the stampede, the department enquiry against three senior IPS officers was closed last week with them being exonerated. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is awaiting approval from the High Court of Karnataka to file the chargesheet in a case against Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd., which owns the RCB team, the event manager, DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).
