The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has promised INR 25 lakh for financial aid to families of Chinnaswamy Stampede Victims by X.

11 fans lost their lives and many suffered injuries in a stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB’s maiden IPL title win celebrations on June 04.

RCB announced a victory parade to celebrate their maiden IPL title with their fans in the city of Bengaluru.

Despite issues in security protocols and shortage of police personnel, the franchise, the event organizers and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) went ahead with the event.

The situation grew into a stampede, where crowd-push and shove led to countless people facing a near-death experience, while 11 actually had to lose their lives due to negligence in security and proper management protocols.

In the aftermath of stampede, the Chinnaswamy Stadium has been deprived of hosting any cricket matches. The KSCA had shifted the matches of the Maharaja Trophy 2025 to Mysuru as they were not able to obtain security clearance from the state government.

The stadium also lost its hosting rights for the originally scheduled games for the upcoming Women’s World Cup 2025.

“Our hearts broke on June 4, 2025. We lost eleven members of the RCB family. They were part of us. Part of what makes our city, our community & our team unique. Their absence will echo in the memories of each one of us.”

“No amount of support can ever fill the space they’ve left behind. But as a first step, and with the deepest respect, RCB has extended ₹25 lakh each to their families. Not just as financial aid, but as a promise of compassion, unity, and ongoing care.”

“This is also the beginning of RCB CARES: a long-term commitment for meaningful action that begins by honouring their memory. Every step forward will reflect what the fans feel, expect, and deserve,” RCB captioned the Instagram post.

During the IPL 2025 finals played at Narendra Modi Stadium, RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs to end the 18-year long wait for their first ever IPL title.

In the summit clash, RCB posted a total of 190/9 in 20 overs. With a target of 191 runs, Shreyas Iyer‘s side and despite Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 61-run knock from 30 balls, they managed to score 184 runs for the loss of seven wickets.

Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar accounted for the dismissals of two PBKS batters each in the summit clash, whereas Arshdeep Singh and Kyle Jamieson picked three wickets each for the Punjab Kings.