New Delhi, July 26 -- Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium has been deemed "unsuitable and unsafe for mass gathering" by the Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission appointed by the Karnataka Government. The statement comes as some big-ticket matches are scheduled to be held at the venue later in the year, including the Women's World Cup matches.

The one-man commission was set up by the Karnataka government earlier in the year after a stampede killed 11 fans and injured many others during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL-winning celebrations.

"The design and structure of the stadium was unsuitable and unsafe for mass gathering," the commission stated in its report before the Karnataka cabinet, as quoted by news agency PTI.

Notably, Chinnas...