New Delhi: Newly-crowned IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each for families of the 11 supporters who died during the stampede on Wednesday. As the celebrations were going on inside the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, 11 supporters of the franchise lost their lives while more than 50 were left injured.
Lakhs of people had turned out to catch a glimpse of Virat Kohli and RCB which led to complete chaos that caused the death of 11 people outside the stadium during the evening hours. Before announcing the compensation, RCB had issued a statement on social media earlier on Thursday saying that this tragedy has caused a lot of pain to the RCB family.
‘The unfortunate incident in Bengaluru yesterday has caused a lot of anguish and pain to the RCB family,’ RCB issued a statement on social media on Thursday.
‘As a mark of respect and a gesture of solidarity, RCB has announced a financial support of Rs 10 lakh to each of the eleven families of the deceased. In addition, a fund called RCB Cares is also being created to support fans injured in this tragic incident,’ it added.
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