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In a much-anticipated step, the BCCI's Apex Council has decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines for victory celebrations, in the wake of the stampede at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru which took the lives of 11 people.

The decision was made at the 28th BCCI Apex Council Meeting on Saturday.

"In light of the incident that occurred during the victory celebrations in Bengaluru, the Apex Council has decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future," shared BCCI in a press release.

The committee will have the presence of Devajit Saikia (Chairperson), Prabhtej Singh Bhatia and Rajeev Shukla and will formulate the guidelines within 15 days.

The council members also expressed "profound grief" over the recent tragic air crash in Ahmedabad, which led to the death of 270 passengers, besides paying homage to the victims of the Bengaluru stampede. "The Apex Council expressed its profound grief over the tragic incidents in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, which led to the unfortunate loss of innocent lives," BCCI said in a statement.

Notably, an unfortunate stampede took place outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where approximately 250,000 fans gathered to witness the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory celebration.

RCB secured their first IPL title on 3 June in Ahmedabad. The players returned to Bengaluru the following day for a planned open-bus parade and felicitation ceremony. However, Bengaluru police denied permission for the parade. Meanwhile, the team then headed to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where captain Rajat Patidar and star batsman Virat Kohli addressed the fans. The stampede occurred outside the venue during this time.

"It's very unfortunate what has happened," Saikia had said about the stampede incident which also left several injured.

"I think there were some lapses. The BCCI has no role in it. But it's a lesson to learn. We will look into forming new rules for such victory celebrations going forward," he added, pointing out that the event should have been planned better.