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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) players volition deterioration jersey fig ’11’ successful representation of the lives mislaid successful the stampede during the team’s IPL title-winning celebrations present past year.
“In representation of the 11 fans we lost, the players volition deterioration jersey fig ’11’ during signifier sessions connected lucifer days, and achromatic armbands,” RCB CEO Rajesh Menon said successful a property league present connected Tuesday.
The franchise volition besides permission 11 seats bare during RCB’s matches astatine the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium arsenic a “tribute to the fans who volition ever stay a portion of our journey”.
Unbox event
The RCB ‘Unbox’ event, a pre-season instrumentality event, volition not beryllium held this year. “We person decided not to big the ‘Unbox’ lawsuit arsenic our superior absorption has been connected ensuring that everything wrong the stadium is executed flawlessly,” Mr. Rajesh said.
He added that RCB has invested astir “₹7 crore towards enhancing assemblage absorption infrastructure, including aggregate baggage scanners and bid centres.”
Mr. Rajesh stated that RCB did not marque immoderate nationalist statements to code the stampede, oregon clasp immoderate property conference, due to the fact that the “matter was sub judice”.
Internal inquiry?
He stonewalled questions connected whether the franchise conducted an interior enquiry into the events that led to the 11 deaths.
“Four agencies are moving connected the case. We person been precise cooperative with each the agencies. Now it is successful the High Court, wherever the complaint expanse needs to beryllium filed. We’ll spot what is determination successful the complaint sheet. I don’t cognize what’s successful the complaint sheet,” Mr. Rajesh said.
