The hearing on the cancellation of the criminal case registered against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium will be held on June 12. The franchise had filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court on Monday, saying that it has been falsely implicated in this case. RCB has argued that false allegations have been leveled against it. It was clearly stated on social media that entry passes are limited. The gates of the stadium were to open at 1:45 pm but were opened at 3 pm, due to which the crowd outside the stadium kept increasing. In fact, 11 people lost their lives and 75 were injured in the stampede in Bengaluru on June 4. Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty appealed to the court that all the petitions related to the stampede case should be heard together on June 10. Event organizer DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt Ltd has also filed a separate petition challenging the FIR against it. The company says that the police could not handle the crowd. This is why the stampede happened. Now both these cases will be heard on June 12. RCB’s marketing head in 14-day judicial custody Marketing head’s lawyer said – CCB arrested on CM’s order RCB’s marketing and revenue head Nikhil Sosale’s lawyer told the High Court – Nikhil was arrested because CM Siddaramaiah had ordered the Central Crime Branch (CCB) to arrest him. The court was hearing a petition challenging Nikhil Sosale’s arrest on June 6. The lawyer told the court that Nikhil Sosale lives in Ashok Nagar police station area. Chinnaswamy stadium comes under Cubbon Park police station area. But Nikhil was arrested by Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch. This was not part of the investigation, because the CM had said that CCB arrested him. However, CCB is not investigating the case. Siddaramaiah cabinet will decide on shifting the stadium out of the city After the stampede in front of Chinnaswamy stadium, the demand to shift the stadium has gained momentum. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had said that the government will examine the proposal to shift the cricket stadium out of Bengaluru city. PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi said that he has asked for the file and the cabinet has to take a decision in this regard. He also said that the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is paying very less lease amount to the government. On the question of land being given by the PWD department for the stadium, he said, “We do not need to give land, they have enough money, they can buy a hundred acres of land. Claim – Police officer had asked for extra force According to the Times of India report, DCP MN Karibasavana Gowda had written a letter to the state government on June 4 before the Victory Parade and warned it. He had written – RCB has a fan following all over the country. Lakhs of people can reach Chinnaswamy Stadium. We do not have enough police force. It will be difficult to make security arrangements. After the letter surfaced, questions are being raised on the government that when the danger was already known, why was permission given for such a big event. The High Court asked 9 questions to the state government
The bench of Karnataka High Court’s Acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice CM Joshi had raised some questions while hearing the suo moto (suo motu) writ petition on June 5. The court had asked who gave permission to RCB to celebrate the victory? When and how will this decision be taken How was it taken? Did the organizers take the necessary permission? The Karnataka government has to file a reply in the High Court by June 10. Resignation of Karnataka Cricket Association officials
Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary A Shankar and treasurer E S Jayaram have resigned. Both have taken moral responsibility for the stampede during the victory celebration of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Shankar and Jayaram said in a joint statement; – Due to the unexpected and unfortunate events that happened in the last two days, we want to inform that we have resigned from our respective posts as Secretary and Treasurer of KSCA. However, our role was very limited. Father hugged his son’s grave, said – I have to stay here Karnataka BJP shared a similar video on X on June 7. In this, a person is seen crying while hugging his son’s grave. The person’s name is BT Laxman. His 21-year-old son Bhoomik Laxman died in the stampede. In the video, BT Laxman is seen crying loudly near his son’s body. Crying, he said, ‘I buried him on the land I bought for him. I don’t want to go anywhere now. I also want to stay here.’ Bhaumik, a resident of Hassan district of Karnataka, was the only son of his parents and a final year engineering student. He was among the 11 people who died in a stampede during RCB’s victory parade outside Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Read full news… 3 photos of Bangalore stampede… KSCA said – It was the responsibility of the event management company to manage the crowd
The Karnataka government on Thursday ordered the arrest of officials after registering an FIR against KSCA, RCB and DNA Entertainment Network. Karnataka State Cricket Association President Raghuram Bhat, Secretary A Shankar and Treasurer ES Jayaram had sought cancellation of FIR against them in the stampede case. On this, the Karnataka High Court had given relief to KSCA officials from arrest till the next hearing on June 16. KSCA had earlier said in its petition in the High Court that it was the responsibility of RCB and the event management company to manage the crowd at the gate outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. ————————————————– Also read this news related to the case… After RCB’s victory Stampede in celebration, 11 deaths; Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said – 3 lakh people gathered outside the stadium. There was a stampede in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) victory parade in Bengaluru on June 4. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that 11 people died during the stampede. 33 people were injured, who are out of danger. Read full news… 11 dead in RCB’s celebration; third stampede in 10 days, 174 lives were lost in Indonesia 3 years ago. RCB’s IPL victory celebration turned into a procession of death. The team defeated Punjab in the final on June 3 in Ahmedabad. The next day the team reached Bengaluru for the victory parade. 11 people died in a stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium. This was the third incident in the last 10 days in the sports world, when the celebration of victory turned into mourning. Read full news…
