The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has found Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as the prima facie cause of the stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, where 11 people died and many were injured.

A huge mass gathering was observed on that date, the day after RCB's IPL 2025 trophy win, in various popular places in the city. A possible victory parade was one of the main reasons behind the gathering. People were on the road to see their favorite team and cricketers from a close range. Later, due to safety concerns, the victory parade was cancelled, but by then, people already were on the road.

On Tuesday, CAT ruled that IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru is the prime reason behind the tragic incident and stated that 'police are neither gods nor magicians.' In the order passed by Justice B.K. Srivastava and Administrative Member Santosh Mehra of the CAT’s Bengaluru Bench, it is clearly stated police tried as much as possible in a short time.

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'Prima facie it appears that the RCB is responsible for the gathering'

"Because of a shortage of time on 04.06.2025, the police were unable to make the appropriate arrangements. Sufficient time was not given to the police…. It cannot be expected from the police that within a short time of about 12 hours the police will make all arrangements," the order said.

"The KSCA submitted a letter that also did not contain any request for granting the permission or for making the arrangements. The letter shows only the information regarding the intention. Upon the basis of this letter, prima facie the police were not bound to give any facilities or to provide any support. In spite of that, the police provided the proper arrangements as far as possible... prima facie it appears that the RCB is responsible for the gathering of about three to five lakh people."