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Bengaluru: Seven were seriously injured after a stampede broke out on Wednesday (June 4) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during the victory parade of newly-crowned IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
RCB touched base at the Garden City on Wednesday afternoon amid a roaring welcome from waiting fans, who lined up the streets to catch a glimpse of the star-studded side.
The Rajat Patidar-led team was received at the airport by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. On their way to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office at Vidhana Soudha, cheering fans assembled on both sides of the road to greet the triumphant squad with.
Historic win, victory parade
RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in the IPL final at Ahmedabad on Tuesday (June 3) to clinch their maiden title in 18 years. It marked another major achievement for the team’s talisman Virat Kohli, who has played for the franchise since the league’s inception.
Following the meeting with the chief minister, the RCB players were slated to head to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium for a fan engagement programme.
The much-anticipated open-top bus parade from Vidhana Soudha to the stadium was slated to begin at 5 pm, after the chief minister granted special permission for it. Earlier, the Bengaluru Traffic Police had said the parade might not happen due to congestion along the route.
The Bengaluru Police have announced that no victory parade will be held for the IPL-2025 champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on Wednesday (June 4). Instead, a felicitation ceremony will be conducted at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
In an exciting showdown in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, RCB lifted their maiden title in the world’s biggest T20 league by defeating PBKS by six runs and ending an 18-year wait for the team and its star player, Virat Kohli.
Also read: Kohli: IPL win is for RCB fans who never left us in ‘worst times’
Crowd management concerns
In view of massive celebrations in Bengaluru on the team’s win, police, anticipating heavy traffic snarls, have ruled out the possibility of hosting an open-bus parade.
RCB, after its win, had announced a victory parade to be held at 3.30 pm on Wednesday. It was expected to start from Vidhana Soudha and culminate at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
According to Hindustan Times, officials have cited crowd management concerns and limited parking space for the cancellation of the parade.
Police issue advisory
A felicitation ceremony will instead be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city from 5 to 6 pm. Police, anticipating traffic congestion, have issued an advisory to the public to avoid roads around the Vidhana Soudha and the stadium from 3 pm to 8 pm.
