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News18
3 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka HC Asks Pointed Questions To State Govt, Demands Reply By May 10
The state government must specifically address when and by whom the decision to hold the RCB victory celebration was taken and the manner in which it was made The Karnataka High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, which resulted in 11 fatalities and numerous injuries during celebrations for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory. In a significant order accessed by CNN-News18, the high court has posed a series of pointed questions to the state government and demanded a comprehensive status report detailing its responses. The court's directive states that the status report, to be filed by the government, must specifically address when and by whom the decision to hold the victory celebration was taken and the manner in which it was made. It also requires details on the steps taken to regulate both traffic and the crowd. The HC further demands information on the medical and other facilities arranged at the venue and whether any advance assessment was made regarding the expected attendance. Crucially, the court has asked whether injured persons received immediate medical attention from experts at the venue, and if not, why not, and how long it took to transport them to hospitals. The court also seeks to ascertain if a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) exists for managing crowds of 50,000 or more at sporting events and similar celebrations and whether permission was sought to organise the event. Chief minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that his government has suspended the police commissioner and three other top officers. He asked the police to arrest representatives of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), DNA Entertainment, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee. Retired high court judge Michael Cunha's one-person commission will submit a report on the stampede in 30 days. First Published: June 05, 2025, 22:17 IST
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bengaluru stampede: Top police officials suspended; CID to probe incident - Big action by CM Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah Bengaluru Stampede NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah opn Thursday said that one-member commission has been formed to probe the stampede during the IPL victory celebration event of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) that claimed 11 lives. Former Karnataka high court Justice Michael Cunha will probe the incident. The representatives of RCB, even managers of DNA, the event management company, and Karnataka cricket body have to be arrested, the CM said. Siddaramaiah also announced that the cabinet has decided to suspend top officials including, Cubbon Park police station inspector, station house officer, jurisdictional ACP, central DCP, Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in-charge ACP and Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police. "We have asked for their arrest is due to prima facie it appears as if their negligence and apathy led to the tragedy," CM Siddaramaiah said. The case has also been transferred to the Central Investigation Bureau. The judicial commission has also been given a timeframe of 30 days to submit the report. "An incident which should never have happened has happened. We reiterate that the government is with the victims families. After having collected evidences along with senior police officers and ministers these stern decisions have been taken," CM Siddaramaiah said at a press breifing.
