Bengaluru: Which now-deleted RCB posts have Karnataka govt cited in court against the IPL franchise; stampede killed 11 | Cricket News – Times of India

The Karnataka authorities has blamed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a tragic stampede that killed 11 individuals outdoors M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4. In a report back to the High Court, officers mentioned RCB, DNA Networks, and Karnataka State Cricket Association organised victory celebrations with out police permission.The state’s standing report, submitted on June 12 and disclosed by court order on July 8, highlighted that RCB went forward with promotional actions regardless of being denied permission. They even used Virat Kohli’s video clip to advertise the occasion.

Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!According to officers, KSCA’s CEO had knowledgeable the Cubbon Park Police Station a couple of potential victory parade on June 3 night. The police rejected the request, citing lack of particulars about crowd administration and the quick discover.Despite the denial, RCB took to social media early morning on June 4. They introduced a victory parade from Vidhana Soudha to Chinnaswamy Stadium. At 8:55 AM, they shared Virat Kohli’s video message about celebrating with Bengaluru followers.At 8.55am, RCB posted a video that includes Virat Kohli on its official deal with @RCBtweets, in which he mentioned the crew “intends to celebrate this victory with the people of Bengaluru and RCB fans on 04.06.2025 after the team returns to Bengaluru.”Later, at 3:14pm, one other publish was made asserting the timing of the parade—from 5:00pm to six:00pm—adopted by celebrations inside the stadium. It was solely in this publish that RCB talked about restricted free passes have been accessible at store.royalchallengers.com.The state of affairs worsened when RCB posted the parade timings, mentioning restricted free passes on their web site. By then, massive crowds had already gathered. The authorities famous the huge social media affect of these posts, with the first announcement getting 1.6 million views, adopted by 426,000, 760,000, and 1.7 million views for subsequent posts.