DK Shivakumar breaks down while addressing media over Bengaluru stampede during RCB victory event
Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar broke down as he came out to address the media for the first time after the Bengaluru Stampede.
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- India Gazette
Karnataka CM increases compensation for Bengaluru stampede victims' families to Rs 25 lakh each
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered an increase in the compensation announced for the families of those who died in the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede in Bengaluru to Rs 25 lakh each. Earlier, the government had announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi demanded that CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar should 'resign right now' in connection with the June 4 stampede near Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives and left dozens injured. Joshi told reporters, 'The state government should bear moral responsibility. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar should not continue on his position even for a moment. CM and Deputy CM should resign right now.' Earlier, top senior officials of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Secretary A Shankar and Treasurer ES Jairam, tendered their resignations, taking 'moral responsibility' for the stampede that took place near M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's felicitation after winning their Indian Premier League (IPL) title by defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a tight final on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Bengaluru Sessions Court on Friday remanded four individuals, including senior Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) official Nikhil Sosale and three event managers, to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the stampede. They were arrested in a joint operation by the Cubbon Park police and the Central Crime Branch (CCB) at Kempegowda International Airport in the early hours of June 6 (Friday). Earlier in the day, the Karnataka High Court granted interim relief to the office bearers of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), who had approached the court seeking the quashing of the FIR registered against them in connection with the an interim order, the court directed the state police not to take any coercive action against them until further orders. The High Court adjourned the case to June 9. KSCA President Raghu Ram Bhat, Secretary A Shankar, Treasurer ES Jairam, and other KSCA office bearers moved the High Court seeking to quash the FIR. Nikhil Sosale also approached the High Court to challenge his arrest. He claimed that he was arrested without any materials and even before the police had conducted a preliminary enquiry. He has thus sought to declare his arrest as illegal. On Thursday, the Bengaluru police registered an FIR against the RCB franchise, DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., an event management company, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for culpable homicide, illegal assembly, and other serious charges. A day after the stampede , the Karnataka police suspended multiple IPS officers, including the Bengaluru city police Commissioner, B Dayananda. Apart from Dayananda, Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shekhar HT, Assistant Commissioner of Police Balakrishna and Cubbon Park Police Inspector Girish AK were also suspended with immediate effect. (ANI)
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New Indian Express
19 hours ago
- New Indian Express
RCB event was state's call, KSCA tells Karnataka HC; gets interim relief from arrest in stampede FIR
BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stated before the Karnataka High Court, in its petition challenging the First Information Report (FIR) registered against its office bearers, that celebrating the RCB victory was, in fact, the call of the State Government as it felicitated the players at Vidhana Soudha in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and several cabinet ministers with all the secretariat and police higher-ups being present. The KSCA contended that the KSCA and M/s DNA met the Chief Minister and sought his support and blessings for the event and a program was organised on the steps of Vidhana Soudha. The Chief Secretary was guiding the event and the Government supported the event. The management of the gates of the Chinnaswamy stadium is the responsibility of RCB franchise, M/s DNA, who executes under the direction of the police, the KSCA claimed. The KSCA further stated that the incident was an accident due to sudden rush and surge and no intention of motive can be attributed, particularly to the petitioners, because the gate management and crowd management was not the responsibility of KSCA and it was of RCB, the organiser and the police. The KSCA Managing Committee only handles the venue of Chinnaswamy Stadium on rentals and it controls the cricket in Karnataka. It does not deal with the audience and spectators or fans. The order of suspension of police officers clearly blames the failure of the police department and, in turn, the police cannot victimise the petitioners for none of their faults. Now, the very complainant is suspended for dereliction of duties. However, the Chief Minister has issued a dictum for the arrest of the petitioners which is not their domain, the KSCA stated in its petition. 'There is absolutely no wrong that can be attributed to the petitioner committee or its office bearers as they stand aloof of any liabilities against the entire unfortunate incident. Despite having shown gratitude by extending independent compensation from its side, the KSCA and its office bearers are put to undeserved misery by way of naming them as accused of the offences', the KSCA narrated in the petition.
