Overview

• RCB said the payments come under its newly announced RCB Cares initiative, described as a sustained commitment to meaningful action.
• The announcement increases the franchise’s previously stated support from Rs 10 lakh per bereaved family in June.
• Eleven people died in the June 4 crowd surge outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, with more than 50 others injured during title celebrations.
• The team ended a three-month social media hiatus to issue the statement and said it had been grieving in silence.
• Operational repercussions persist, with Women's ODI World Cup matches moved from Bengaluru to Mumbai and the Maharaja Trophy shifted to Mysuru after the venue was denied clearance.