Overview

• The franchise said payments of ₹25 lakh per family are the first step under its new RCB CARES initiative focused on long-term support.
• The announcement raises RCB’s initial June pledge of ₹10 lakh for each bereaved household.
• The June 4 crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium left 11 dead and more than 50 injured, according to multiple reports.
• Government and inquiry findings cited crowd-management lapses by organisers and deemed the venue unsuitable for large gatherings.
• Sporting fallout includes Women’s ODI World Cup matches and local events being moved from Bengaluru, with the Maharaja T20 shifted to Mysuru.