RCB victory parade stampede: FIR filed against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, event organisers; criminal negligence mentioned

NEW DELHI: The Bengaluru Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against multiple parties, including the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise, event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee after the Wednesday stampede that claimed 11 lives.The FIR, lodged at the Cubbon Park Police Station stated criminal negligence in the stampede incident, news agency ANI reported. Earlier in the day, Karnataka High Court directed the state government to file a status report on the stampede outside the cricket stadium.The court, after taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, issued notice to the state, and tasked it to file a detailed status report by June 10.

A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi directed the court registry to treat the matter as a suo motu public interest litigation petition.RCB announces Rs 10 lakh aid Royal Challengers Bengaluru has pledged Rs 10 lakh in financial aid to the families of each of the 11 fans who died in the tragic crowd surge outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.In a statement, the team also announced the launch of a relief initiative, RCB Cares, aimed at supporting the 47 individuals who were injured in the incident."The unfortunate incident in Bengaluru yesterday has caused a lot of anguish and pain to the RCB family," the franchise said. "As a mark of respect and a gesture of solidarity, RCB has announced a financial support of ₹10 lakh to each of the 11 families of the deceased. In addition, a fund called RCB Cares is also being created to support fans injured in this tragic incident."