Bengaluru, June 5 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday announced financial support of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the eleven deceased in the tragic stampede that occurred during the team's celebratory gathering in the city.

In an official statement, the franchise said the unfortunate incident has caused "a lot of anguish and pain to the RCB family."

Expressing solidarity with the grieving families and those injured, RCB said: "As a mark of respect and a gesture of solidarity, RCB has announced a financial support of Rs10 lakh to each of the eleven families of the deceased."

The statement also announced the establishment of a special relief initiative called 'RCB Cares' which aims to support fans injured in the tragedy...