On June 4, 2025, to celebrate the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) first-ever IPL title win, all RCB fans gathered outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which later became chaotic as a Stampede occurred, resulting in 11 deaths and 50 injuries.
Now, the Karnataka government has come out strongly, pointing fingers directly at the RCB management for the chaos that unfolded on June 4, 2025.
Karnataka Government: Strong Words of Blame for RCB
In its status report to the High Court on July 17, the state government sharply blamed RCB:
- “The RCB management, along with its event management partner DNA Networks Private Ltd and the Karnataka State Cricket Association, unilaterally decided to hold the victory celebration” without police approval.
- It noted, “On 04.06.2025, the RCB, unilaterally and without consultation/permission from the Bangalore City Police, posted a photo at 7:01 a.m. … inviting the public to participate in the Victory Parade”
- The government also said RCB “shared a video clip of Mr Virat Kohli… in which he stated that the team intended to celebrate this victory with the people of Bengaluru city and RCB fans on 04.06.2025”
- The viral promotion drew over 300,000 people to the area, far exceeding the city’s capacity planning.
- Additionally, the state criticized gate control and last-minute demands for passes, which “led to panic confusion increased when organisers suddenly announced at 3:14 pm that passes were needed”
Government special counsel PS Rajagopal said in court that police had been treated like “servants of RCB”, cooperating with the event without proper permission.
Central Administrative Tribunal & High Court
The CAT, in a controversial July 1 order, overturned the suspension of IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash and four others, acknowledging the crowd surge was primarily triggered by RCB’s announcements. The Tribunal remarked:
“police personnel are also human beings, not God or magicians”
The state challenged this, and the High Court took serious note:
- The government contested that the Tribunal had “overstepped its jurisdiction” by sympathizing with police over crowd control.
- The court issued notices to both the state government and Vikash Kumar, in response to a petition by RCB, to clarify the remarks made in the CAT order.
- RCB’s lawyers argued that “The tribunal has acted beyond the scope of its jurisdiction and wrongly attributed liability without granting us a hearing.”
RCB Management: Defending Their Position
Through RCSPL (Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd), RCB filed a petition challenging the CAT’s statements:
They also stated that factual and legal errors in the order “could harm our position in ongoing inquiries”, including the magisterial probe.
They called the Tribunal’s line “prima facie responsible” overreaching and claimed the company was “not granted a hearing”, which violated natural justice.
RCB emphasized that the social media clips were taken “without giving us a chance to defend ourselves.”
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