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Hans India
a day ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Govt embarrassed as CAT revokes IPS officer's suspension
Bengaluru: In a significant setback to the Karnataka state government, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday revoked the suspension of IPS officer Vikas Kumar Vikash, who was among the six police officials suspended in connection with the stampede near M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL victory celebration last month. The stampede, which occurred on June 4, led to the tragic death of 11 individuals and left over 60 injured. Following public outrage and criticism over the failure to manage the crowd, the government had ordered a magistrate-level inquiry and suspended several officials, including then Additional Commissioner of Police (East Division), Vikas Kumar, and then Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda. Challenging his suspension, Vikas Kumar had approached CAT. A bench comprising Justices B.K. Srivatsava and Santosh Mehra had reserved its order on June 24 and delivered its ruling today, directing the state to revoke the suspension and reinstate the officer. The tribunal also ruled that Vikas Kumar is entitled to all service-related benefits. Senior advocate Dhyan Chinappa, representing Vikas Kumar, argued that the suspension violated service rules and lacked procedural backing. With this decision, focus now shifts to similar cases involving other suspended officers, including Dayananda and DCP H.T. Shekhar, which are currently under CAT review and may also see relief soon. The suspensions were executed under All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969 for the IPS officers and Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965 for the ACP and Police CAT's order exposing legal and procedural lapses in the government's handling of the disciplinary action, the episode has become a source of political embarrassment. It also raises questions about accountability mechanisms and the fairness of immediate punitive measures following high-profile public incidents. However, on Wednesday the government approached the High Court challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) order reinstating Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, who was suspended following the tragic stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium here last month, which claimed 11 lives and injured 56 others. It contended that the CAT overstepped its jurisdiction by making determinations on the incident without the benefit of a full-fledged departmental inquiry. It termed the Tribunal's reasoning as 'perverse' and inconsistent with established legal principles concerning suspension.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bengaluru stampede: CAT quashes IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash's suspension order
The Central Administrative Tribunal has overturned the Karnataka government's suspension of IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, which was related to a fatal stampede outside M Chinnaswamy stadium that resulted in 11 deaths. The tribunal's decision could potentially pave the way for the reinstatement of other suspended officers, including then Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and DCP Shekar H Tekkannavar. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has quashed the Karnataka government 's suspension order against senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash , who faced the action in the wake of a fatal stampede here last tragic incident on June 4 in front of M Chinnaswamy stadium claimed the lives of 11 people, drawing sharp criticism over the planning and crowd management Vikash had challenged the government's June 5 suspension order before the tribunal, which also included the names of then Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and DCP Shekar H Bengaluru bench of the tribunal comprising Justice B K Shrivastava and administrative member Santhosh Mehra, had reserved its verdict on June Tuesday, it set aside Vikash's counsel, senior advocate Dhyan Chinappa, said, "The tribunal has allowed the petition and annulled the suspension, affirming that he is entitled to all benefits as per service rules." The CAT also noted that its findings could be extended to the cases of Dayananda and Tekkannavar, opening the door for their potential the incident, the CM announced the suspension of Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru city Dayananda, Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, who was in charge of the stadium, Deputy Commissioner of Police of central division Shekhar H Tekkannavar, Assistant Commissioner of Police C Balakrishna, and Circle Police Inspector of the Cubbon Park Police station A K government had suspended the three IPS officers under the All India Services (Discipline undefined while action against the ACP and PI was pursued under the Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, to the suspension order, the CEO of RCB had intimated Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City on June 3 about holding the victory parade and celebrations on June 4. However, the office of Police Commissioner failed to give a written reply to the organisers, rejecting the permission on the grounds of lack of time to prepare for such a huge said the RCB and Cricket Association tweeted about the celebrations and invited the fans to Chinnaswamy stadium without going through the usual practice of issuing tickets or passes. Despite being aware of the developments and expectation of a huge turnout of cricket fans by the police, steps were not taken to either have the event organized systematically at the stadium or give adequate information to the public to take necessary precautions for their safety or provide additional Police force for appropriate crowd the situation was not discussed with the higher-ups for necessary guidance and advice on the matter. As a result, the situation went out of control and brought a lot of misery, loss of precious life and embarrassment to the Government, it added.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Bengaluru stampede: IPS officer's suspension order quashed by tribunal
The Bengaluru bench of the tribunal comprising Justice B K Shrivastava and administrative member Santhosh Mehra, had reserved its verdict on June 24 Press Trust of India Bengaluru The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has quashed the Karnataka government's suspension order against senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, who faced the action in the wake of a fatal stampede here last month. The tragic incident on June 4 in front of M Chinnaswamy stadium claimed the lives of 11 people, drawing sharp criticism over the planning and crowd management. Vikash had challenged the government's June 5 suspension order before the tribunal, which also included the names of then Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and DCP Shekar H Tekkannavar. On Tuesday, it set aside Vikash's suspension. Vikash's counsel, senior advocate Dhyan Chinappa, said, The tribunal has allowed the petition and annulled the suspension, affirming that he is entitled to all benefits as per service rules. The CAT also noted that its findings could be extended to the cases of Dayananda and Tekkannavar, opening the door for their potential reinstatement. Following the incident, the CM announced the suspension of Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru city Dayananda, Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, who was in charge of the stadium, Deputy Commissioner of Police of central division Shekhar H Tekkannavar, Assistant Commissioner of Police C Balakrishna, and Circle Police Inspector of the Cubbon Park Police station A K Girish. The government had suspended the three IPS officers under the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969; while action against the ACP and PI was pursued under the Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965. According to the suspension order, the CEO of RCB had intimated Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City on June 3 about holding the victory parade and celebrations on June 4. However, the office of Police Commissioner failed to give a written reply to the organisers, rejecting the permission on the grounds of lack of time to prepare for such a huge event. It said the RCB and Cricket Association tweeted about the celebrations and invited the fans to Chinnaswamy stadium without going through the usual practice of issuing tickets or passes. Despite being aware of the developments and expectation of a huge turnout of cricket fans by the police, steps were not taken to either have the event organized systematically at the stadium or give adequate information to the public to take necessary precautions for their safety or provide additional Police force for appropriate crowd management. Further, the situation was not discussed with the higher-ups for necessary guidance and advice on the matter. As a result, the situation went out of control and brought a lot of misery, loss of precious life and embarrassment to the Government, it added.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
Bengaluru stampede: CAT quashes IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash's suspension order
The Bengaluru bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has annulled the Karnataka government's suspension of Inspector General of Police-rank IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash over the June 4 cricket stadium stampede, which resulted in the death of 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans who had gathered to celebrate the cricket team's IPL victory. Vikash had challenged the June 5 suspension order, where he, along with Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda, an officer of the rank of additional director general of police who was due to be promoted to the rank of director general of police, and deputy commissioner of police Shekar H Tekkannavar, were suspended. The CAT tribunal comprising Justice B K Shrivastava and Santhosh Mehra, which had reserved its orders on June 24, allowed the challenge on Tuesday during the pronouncement of its orders. 'The CAT has allowed the petition and quashed the order of suspension against Vikash Kumar. The tribunal has said that he is eligible for all requisite benefits,' Dhyan Chinappa, Vikash's advocate, said following the orders. The tribunal has also said that the orders in Vikash's case can be considered by the state government in the case of the two other suspended IPS officers as well. The CAT order is expected to facilitate the return of the three suspended IPS officers to the police department. On June 5, the Karnataka government suspended Dayananda, Vikash, Tekkannavar, C Balakrishna, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cubbon Park, and A K Girish, Police Inspector, Cubbon Park, over the June 4 cricket stadium tragedy. Though the RCB CEO had informed Dayananda on June 3 about holding a victory parade and celebrations on June 4, 'the office of Police Commissioner failed to give written reply to the organizers, rejecting the permission on the grounds of lack of time to prepare for such a huge event', the government's suspension order of June 5 stated. The conduct of the IPS police officers was 'in gross violation of AIS (Conduct) Rules and that of the ACP and PI is in gross violation of Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965,' the order further stated. The suspensions of the police officers had dealt a blow to the morale of the police department since the Karnataka government was also involved in organising the felicitation for the RCB team. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah later told senior police officers that he was only informed about one death. 'If the senior officers had given us the correct information immediately, the stadium programme could have been cancelled,' Siddaramaiah said at a senior police officers meeting on June 27 while referring to two events held on June 4 to felicitate the RCB at the government headquarters at the Vidhana Soudha at 4 pm and later at 5 pm at the M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium.
Indian Express
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Bengaluru stampede: Why police chief B Dayananda, 4 others were suspended over RCB fan deaths
The failure of the top brass of the Bengaluru police to clearly communicate the denial of permission for a Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory parade in the city on June 4 has been cited as the reason for the Karnataka government to suspend five police officers. The RCB victory parade after the team's IPL win was advertised on social media as an open event without paid tickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and saw over 2 lakh fans turning out for the event, resulting in 11 deaths in a stampede as the surging crowd tried to rush into a stadium with a maximum capacity of 35,000. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday night announced the suspension of three IPS officers – Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda, Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Vikash Kumar Vikash, and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shekar H Tekkannavar – as well as Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cubbon Park), C Balakrishna, and Cubbon Park Police Inspector A K Girish over the stadium tragedy. Though the CEO of RCB informed Dayananda on June 3 about holding the victory parade and celebrations on June 4, 'the office of Police Commissioner failed to give written reply to the organizers, rejecting the permission on the grounds of lack of time to prepare for such a huge event', the government's June 5 suspension order says. 'The RCB and the Cricket Association (Karnataka State Cricket Association) went ahead to tweet about the celebrations and inviting the fans to Chinnaswamy stadium without going through the usual practice of issue of tickets or passes,' the order adds. 'Despite the knowledge of these developments and expectation of huge turnout of cricket fans by the police, steps were not taken to either have the event organized systematically at the stadium or give adequate information to the public on necessary precautions for their safety or provide additional police force for appropriate crowd management,' it further says. 'Further, the above situation was not discussed with the higher-ups for taking necessary guidance and advice in the matter. As a result, the situation went out of control and brought a lot of misery, loss of precious life and embarrassment to the government,' the order states. The conduct of the IPS officers was 'in gross violation of AIS (Conduct) Rules, and that of the ACP and PI is in gross violation of Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965', says the suspension order. Denial of permission was communicated, say police sources According to police sources, though the decision to reject the permission for the victory parade was communicated to the KSCA and RCB, a parallel decision by the Karnataka government to hold its own felicitation of the RCB players at the Vidhana Soudha—despite police reservations—resulted in the assumption of a deemed permission for both events. The decision of the Karnataka government to hold a parallel felicitation resulted in the drowning out of police communications of the cancellation of the victory parade and the holding of a public event at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, police sources said. In the end, the police resources were stretched thin by the two parallel events, resulting in a lack of crowd control and emergency measures at the cricket stadium. The Bengaluru police, who registered an FIR on Thursday for culpable homicide, causing voluntary hurt and unlawful assembly against the RCB, the KSCA, and event managers DNA Network, arrested an RCB marketing head and a senior DNA official on Friday. Police had sought time for security, traffic diversions: FIR in stampede case The police arrested Nikhil Sosale, the marketing head of the RCB management, and Sunil Mathew of the event management company DNA at the Kempegowda International Airport on Friday morning. According to the police FIR in the stampede case, Shubendhu Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer of KSCA, had approached the Cubbon Park police on June 3 requesting permission to allow celebrations (if RCB wins the IPL ) in the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium and for security. According to the FIR, the police told the KSCA official that if RCB won, lakhs of fans would gather, and the police who were deployed for night security duty would not be in a position to provide security. The KSCA administration was informed that the police would require time to arrange security and traffic diversions, says the FIR. Though the police denied permission, the RCB, KSCA and DNA went ahead with announcing the celebrations on June 4, resulting in the stampede and deaths, says the FIR. The Opposition BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka have accused the Congress government of making police officers the scapegoats for the stampede tragedy while overlooking the role of top ministers and officials in the government in facilitating the two parallel events to honour the privately owned RCB team for winning the IPL. 'Why did people get confused by the repeated statements that there was an RCB team procession in an open vehicle from Vidhana Soudha to Chinnaswamy Stadium? Why was there no clarification about this until the evening? Who was pressuring the police not to take a clear decision?' R Ashoka, the BJP Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, said.
