Chinnaswamy stadium stampede

The stampede at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4 during the celebration of the first-ever IPL victory for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cricket team has once again raised questions over the location of the cricket stadium in the heart of the city.

In arguments in the Karnataka High Court in a suo motu case taken up by the court over the stampede deaths, the state advocate general informed that the cause of the stampede was the nearly 2.5 lakh fans trying to access the stadium, which can accommodate 33,000 fans.

“The event (at the stadium) was organised on behalf of RCB by DNA Event Management. KSCA (Karnataka State Cricket Association) is in charge of the stadium. All the security is provided by them in the stadium. All the deaths happened at the entry gates of the stadium. The problem is that 33,000 people were expected – which is the capacity of the stadium – but 2.5 lakh people turned out,” Advocate General K M Shashikiran Shetty told the Karnataka HC last week.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was asked on June 8 by the media in Mysuru – in the wake of the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede – whether the government has plans to move the cricket stadium to the outskirts of the city.
News reference to 10/06/2025.