What was that dreadful scene? Know the whole story from the stampede of June 2025 to the return of IPL 2026:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which once echoed with chants of ‘RCB-RCB’, was in a deafening silence for the last 8 months. A tragic stampede in June 2025 had put this historic ground under controversy and investigation. Now the Karnataka government has come here with some strict conditions. IPL 2026 Withdrawal has been approved.

See the detailed timeline of this entire incident here:

1. June 4, 2025: ‘Black night’ and mourning of victory

After winning the IPL 2025 title, when the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team reached Chinnaswamy Stadium for its ‘Victory Parade’, thousands of fans gathered.

Accident: A huge crowd and mismanagement led to a stampede outside the stadium.

outcome: in this tragic incident 11 people died and more than 30 people were seriously injured. The government immediately banned all sporting events at the stadium.

2. July – November 2025: Investigation and ‘unsafe’ label

After the accident, Karnataka government appointed retired justice John Michael Cunha (Justice Cunha) An inquiry committee was formed under the chairmanship of.

Cunha reports: The report sharply criticized the stadium’s design, outdated crowd control methods and poor traffic management.

Loss: Bengaluru lost the hosting of the ‘Women’s World Cup 2026’ matches due to security reasons and was also excluded from the T20 World Cup 2026 venues.

3. January 2026: RCB’s restlessness and ‘Pune”s plan

Since Chinnaswamy was banned, the RCB management started looking for an alternative home ground.

Option: There were strong discussions that RCB will play its home match in Pune. MCA Stadium Or it can shift to DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

4. 12-13 February 2026: Cabinet’s ‘conditional’ approval

After a long wait and assurance of security improvements by KSCA (Karnataka State Cricket Association), the Karnataka Cabinet finally took the big decision.

35,000 limit: Now the number of spectators in the stadium is maximum 35,000 Will be limited to (so that crowd control is easier).

Mesh of AI cameras: RCB 300-350 to safety AI-enabled cameras It has been proposed to install vehicles which will do real-time tracking of the crowd.

The gates will be wide: Orders have been given to widen the entry and exit gates of the stadium by at least 6 feet.

5. March 2026: ‘The title will be defended’ at home

After the green signal from the Cabinet, it is now certain that 26 March 2026 Chinnaswamy Stadium will host the season opener of IPL starting from . As defending champions, RCB will play its first match in front of its home crowd.