Overview

• Dinesh Karthik spoke publicly for the first time about the June 4 tragedy outside Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB’s title celebrations.
• He said the squad was stunned and went into radio silence because players did not know how to respond to reports that lives were being lost.
• An estimated crowd of roughly three lakh gathered for the event, and overcrowding with poor control left 11 dead and more than 50 injured.
• Coverage noted that festivities continued inside the stadium as the situation unfolded outside, prompting public anger and criticism of the muted initial response.
• RCB has launched RCB Cares and committed ₹25 lakh to each bereaved family, alongside a manifesto promising stronger crowd-management protocols, safety audits, training, and a permanent tribute to fans.