Bengaluru stampede: BCCI issues new guidelines For IPL title celebrations

Dubai: After 11 people lost their lives and dozens were injured during the recent Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)’s historic IPL title win celebrations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released a set of guidelines to regulate future trophy parades and public events.

According to the new safety guidelines, no team will be allowed to hold any public celebration or event within 3 to 4 days of winning the IPL title. This delay is intended to allow proper planning, coordination with civic authorities, and crowd control measures.

All franchises must obtain written approval from the BCCI before organising any celebration and events must include 4 to 5 layers of security, covering all key locations.

Teams will be required to ensure the presence of trained security personnel for safe movement of players, staff, and fans.

Teams must secure clearances from local police, district authorities, and state governments before confirming any public event. The board emphasised that no celebration can proceed without approvals.

The measures come as Royal Challengers Bengaluru are still recovering from the shocking incident. The tragedy struck when thousands of RCB fans gathered near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium area to celebrate the team’s maiden IPL triumph over Punjab Kings. Despite the Bengaluru Traffic Police denying permission for a bus parade due to congestion risks, the franchise went ahead and publicly announced a fan event but later cancelled it.

However, the volume of attendees was huge and that led to chaos and a stampede.

Initially the BCCI distanced itself from the incident but after public outrage they set up a three-member internal committee to investigate the disaster.