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RCB Ends Three-Month Silence, Launches ‘RCB Cares’ After Bengaluru Crowd-Crush Tragedy

Their message marks a public pivot from silence to support following findings that faulted organisers.

RCB's IPL title celebration turned into a nightmare on June 4
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'Our Silence Wasn't Absence': RCB Ends 3-Month Social Media Hiatus With Post On Bengaluru Stampede

Overview

  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru returned to social media nearly three months after the June 4 crush, unveiling an initiative called RCB Cares and promising more details soon.
  • The franchise framed its hiatus as grief over the stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where 11 people died and dozens were injured during title celebrations.
  • Government probes and a judicial commission have recommended legal action against RCB, DNA Entertainment and the KSCA, while FIRs were filed and senior police officers were suspended.
  • The commission concluded the stadium is unsafe for large events, prompting the ICC to shift Women’s World Cup matches to Mumbai and moving the Maharaja T20 to Mysuru.
  • The post drew online criticism for not directly addressing RCB’s role, even as the team reiterated compensation commitments, including payments to families of the deceased and support for the injured.