Overview

• RCB said on Aug 30 it will provide Rs 25 lakh to each of the 11 victims’ families under a new initiative titled RCB CARES.
• The June 4 crowd crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during title celebrations left 11 dead and more than 50 injured.
• The package raises an initial June pledge of Rs 10 lakh per bereaved family and follows nearly three months of social-media silence.
• A government inquiry led by Justice D’Cunha deemed the venue unfit for mass gatherings and held RCB, KSCA and event organiser DNA accountable.
• Fallout has included Bengaluru losing Women’s ODI World Cup matches and the Maharaja Trophy being shifted to Mysuru after Chinnaswamy was denied clearance.