The IPL 2025 final took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3, where Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings to clinch their maiden IPL title. To celebrate this historic win after 18 long years, a victory parade was organized in Bengaluru on June 4. However, the joyous event turned tragic when a stampede broke out near M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, resulting in 11 fatalities and over 50 injuries.
KSCA Letter Shows Government Approval Was Granted
Following the incident, an FIR was lodged by Cubbon Park Police Station against RCB management and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). Now, a crucial development has emerged — a letter confirming that KSCA had formally sought permission from the Karnataka government for the victory parade.
The letter also highlights KSCA’s request for approval regarding the felicitation ceremony held at Vidhana Soudha. The excitement surrounding RCB’s first-ever IPL trophy had triggered massive public celebrations. While the official felicitation ceremony inside Vidhana Soudha concluded smoothly, the stampede occurred outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium, turning the celebrations into tragedy.
“𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝑪𝑩 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝑵𝑨 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔,” 𝑲𝑺𝑪𝑨 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕.
FIR Filed Against KSCA Officials
In the aftermath of the stampede, KSCA faced severe criticism, and an FIR was registered against its top officials, including President Raghuram Bhat, Secretary A. Shankar, and Treasurer E.S. Jayaram.
However, KSCA, in its legal defense, emphasized that event management and crowd safety were not under their purview. The association submitted the letter as evidence to demonstrate that they merely acted as facilitators for government permissions.
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