Bengaluru stampede case: Karnataka HC directs govt to submit judicial probe findings in sealed cover on Thursday
The Karnataka High Court Tuesday directed the Congress-led state government to provide, in a sealed cover, the findings of the probe into the stampede in Bengaluru that led to 11 deaths during a felicitation for the IPL-winning Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The order came after Karnataka's Advocate General K M Shashikiran Shetty told the court that the govt would not like to place information on probe findings in the public domain during the period of the judicial inquiry.
The HC adjourned the suo motu petition hearing till next Thursday.
The inquiry into the stampede deaths on June 4 is being conducted by Justice John Michael Cunha, a retired high court judge. The government has also directed a magisterial inquiry by the deputy commissioner for the Bengaluru region in his capacity as an executive magistrate.
On Monday, both RCB and event organiser DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt Ltd have, in separate pleas, moved the Karnataka HC, seeking to quash criminal case filed against them after the incident.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar are expected to meet the Congress high command in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss various developments, including the stampede incident.
The Congress govt in the state has come under sharp criticism in the wake of the incident, with opposition BJP and JD(S) holding both CM and Deputy CM directly responsible and demanding their resignation.
The high court's suo motu petition and questions posed by it reportedly triggered the suspensions of five police officers, including the Bengaluru police commissioner, on June 6 following consultations by the CM with his legal advisor and the Advocate General, as per sources.
— With PTI inputs
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