Overview
- The Bengaluru venue will stage six K Thimmappiah Memorial Trophy games, including one semi-final and the final, with no spectator entry.
- The stadium has not received a no‑objection certificate, and mains power remains disconnected over fire‑safety lapses, so operations rely on generators and solar.
- A government-appointed committee labeled the venue unsafe for large-scale events, and a one‑member tribunal is probing KSCA, RCB and state authorities after the June 4 stampede that killed 11 and injured more than 50.
- Bengaluru lost five 2025 Women’s World Cup matches and the state’s Maharaja Trophy was shifted to Mysore after police withheld permissions.
- RCB announced the RCB CARE initiative, extending INR 25 lakh to the families of those who died and pledging long‑term crowd‑safety measures.