RCB victory parade controversy: On 4 June in Bengaluru, what happened before the Victory Parade of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, made a sieve of all cricket fans. The celebrations continued inside the stadium, while outside people lost their lives to get a glimpse of their favorite cricketers, many were injured.

People associated with the Government of Karnataka were engrossed in celebrating the RCB team. In this whole matter, it was revealed that RCB made a hurry for this Victory Parade, but the police was not ready. The High Court also had to interfere in the whole matter and has said to submit a report on June 10. Even the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has shocked the whole matter.

Questions are being raised on the role of the government regarding this stampede scandal. According to a letter with ‘Aaj Tak’, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) wrote a letter to the government on June 3, informing about the honor ceremony to be held on June 4, which was to be held in Vidhan Saudha (Legislative Assembly of Karnataka).

The important thing is that on the same day i.e. June 3, the government was also aware of Vedanta Selibration. In such a situation, it is believed that when the government was aware of the legislation, then the information about the function organized by the Cricket Association in the stadium will also be given to the government.

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According to sources, the police had already warned the government that both programs (Vidhan Saudha and Stadium) should not have been allowed on June 4. The police suggested that these events should have been postponed by Sunday (June 8), so that adequate security arrangements could be made. Now the question is arising that if the police had already warned, then why these events were allowed, which led to a sad incident like stampede.

B. #ISTANDWITHBdayanand trend on Dayanand’s suspension
In this entire case, after the suspension of senior IPS officer B. Dayanand, there is a lot of resentment among the people on social media. This decision of the government is being criticized a lot. Thousands of people are posting in support of Dayanand with #ISTANDWITHBDAYANAND hashtag. People are calling him a disciplined, punctual and honest officer of time. Many people have called him a role model in public service and demanded the government that his suspension be withdrawn immediately.

What happened since RCB became a champion on June 3?
The team of RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became champions for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 runs on 3 June. Just a day after this victory, a Victory Parade was organized in Bengaluru, first it was to be in the open bus, but it did not happen again. Later an accident occurred before the Victory Parade, where 11 people died and many were injured. Later in this case, RCB Management, Karnataka Cricket State Union (KSCA), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) dismissed. Later on 5 June, the High Court also had to intervene in the matter and sought a report of the entire matter till June 10.

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On 5 June, an FIR was lodged against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), DNA Entertainment Network (which was the event), Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and other unknown people at the Kabban Park Police Station in connection with the death of 11 people and injuries.

In this case, CM CM Siddaramaiah held the police responsible for the Bengaluru stampede. After which many officers including the police commissioner were suspended. Later, Karnataka IPS officer Seemaant Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Bengaluru. On June 5, RCB had announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the families of 11 supporters who lost their lives in the stampede.

On June 6, the news came that the police arrested Nikhil Sosh, a marketing head of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). This was first arrested by the police in the stampede case before the RCB’s Victory Parade in Bangalru on June 4. Three DNA staff members Kiran, Sumanth and Sunil Mathew were detained by the police.