Historical eventJune 42025

2025 Bengaluru crowd crush

A crowd crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League title killed 11 people and injured 56 others.

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When
Wednesday, June 4 20251 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
1st in 2026
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At a glance

Dates: From 2025-06-04.

Place: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Type: occurrence.

What came before

Background On 3 June 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), defeating the Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final to secure their first ever IPL title. [ 1 ] The RCB team flew to Bengaluru on 4 June, and was honoured on the steps of the Vidhana Soudha by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah , deputy chief minister D. K. Shivakumar and governor Thawar Chand Gehlot between 4 pm and 5 pm. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

What happened

Incident Crowds began forming outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium by 2 pm and the steady influx of people stalled vehicular traffic on the adjoining streets. [ 1 ] An announcement of free passes on the team's official Twitter account at 3:14 pm caused confusion, with many fans arriving without entry passes. [ 2 ] After 3:30 pm, a crowd crush occurred across eight entry gates [ 3 ] as fans tried to enter the stadium,

Investigation The Government of Karnataka ordered an investigation into the incident. [ 1 ] According to the government's testimony in a Karnataka High Court hearing, over 1,400 police personnel had been deployed around the stadium and approximately 250,000 fans had gathered on the surrounding streets, including people who had arrived from outside Karnataka. [ 2 ] The government admitted that the event was conducted without any standard operating procedure . [ 3 ]

Reactions Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on social media, mourning the loss of lives and emphasizing the need for improved safety and event management protocols to prevent such tragedies in the future. [ 1 ] The chief minister of Karnataka told that excessive crowds resulted in the crush and such crowds were not expected the next day after the match ended late the previous day. [ 2 ]

A crowd crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League title killed 11 people and injured 56 others.

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June 4 2025 — 1 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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