Bengaluru stampede: CID may quiz RCB and Karnataka State Cricket Association officials
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Karnataka police has ramped up its investigation into the stampede at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed 11 lives earlier this month.
Led by Superintendent of Police Shubhanwita, the CID team has reportedly issued notices to some suspects named in the FIR, including representatives from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). However, senior CID officials have declined to confirm this development publicly.
Sources close to the investigation revealed that the CID has yet to seek court custody of suspects arrested by the city police before the probe was transferred. The team is also closely monitoring high court proceedings, as several accused have approached the Karnataka High Court challenging their arrests and the FIRs.
Meanwhile, tensions are rising within the IPS cadre in Karnataka following the suspension of senior police officials, including Bengaluru Commissioner of Police B Dayananda. Some senior officers have questioned why only police personnel were held accountable while IAS officers, who allegedly approved the Vidhana Soudha event that drew massive crowds, were spared scrutiny.
In a related development, suspended IPS officer Vikas Kumar Vikas, who was the additional commissioner of police (west) and oversaw stadium security, has filed a petition with the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) challenging his suspension. The application was filed on June 6 and is expected to be heard next week.
The CID is continuing to investigate the organisational lapses and decisions that led to the deadly stampede.
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