Updated 28 August 2025 at 12:37 IST

'Silence Wasn't Absence' - RCB Issues First Statement After Chinnaswamy Stampede, Fail to Address Role in Confusion & Chaos That Led to Loss of Lives

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru has finally broken silence after three months.

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RCB at Chinnaswamy | Image: RCB

After three months, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have finally broken silence. But again, in their first statement after the Chinnaswamy stampede - they have failed to address the role in all the confusion that led to loss of lives. It was a lengthy statement issued by the franchise on their social media handle. 

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RCB's Statement

"Dear 12th Man Army, this is our heartfelt letter to you!

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

The Silence wasnโ€™t Absence. It was Grief.

This space was once filled with energy, memories and moments that you enjoyed the most.. But June 4th changed everything.
That day broke our hearts, and the silence since then has been our way of holding space.

In that silence, weโ€™ve been grieving. Listening. Learning. And slowly, weโ€™ve begun to build something more than just a response. Something we truly believe in.

Thatโ€™s how ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—• ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ came to life. It grew out of a need to honour, to heal, and to stand beside our fans. A platform for meaningful action shaped by our community & fans.

We return to this space today, not with celebration but with care.
To share. To stand with you. To walk forward, together. To continue being the pride of Karnataka.

๐—ฅ๐—–๐—• ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ. And we always will."

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RCB Clinched Maiden Title

Thanks to a brilliant show, the RCB side ended their title drought in 2025. They clinched the title for the first time in which Virat Kohli played a huge role. But, what happened after that was unfortunate. The RCB had called for a victory celebrations in the city. The number of fans that turned up for the event was huge and things went out of control and a stampede took place which unfortunately claimed the lives of 11 fans. The incident took place on June 4 just outside the Chinnaswamy stadium. 

 

 

Published By : Ankit Banerjee

Published On: 28 August 2025 at 10:35 IST