Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah distanced himself from the stampede incident that occurred outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) IPL victory celebrations on June 4. He held senior Police officials responsible for the failed security arrangements and claimed he was informed about the tragedy much later. Speaking to reporters at Mysore Airport last…
Bengaluru Urban District Magistrate issues notices to 45 injured people to record their statements Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the June 4 stampede at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL 2025 victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has intensified its investigation. The CID Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by…
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday chose not to respond to media queries regarding a letter sent by the Police to the Government, walking away from reporters without offering any comment. The controversy revolves around a communication from Vidhana Soudha DCP M.N. Karibasavanagowda to Sathyavati, Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative…
Mysuru: City BJP workers staged a protest near Ramaswamy Circle in the city yesterday, condemning the decision of the State Government to suspend Police Officers including Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, for the stampede that claimed 11 lives at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru recently, where lakhs of cricket fans had turned up for the victory…
Hemanth Nimbalkar removed as ADGP (Intelligence) Bengaluru: With the Congress-led State Government facing severe public outrage and criticism from the opposition parties over the stampede incident in front of Chinnaswamy Stadium, that caused 11 deaths and left several injured, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday sacked MLC K. Govindaraju as his Political Secretary. According to sources,…
Bengaluru: In an unusual development, a Police Head Constable staged a solo protest criticising the suspension of City Police Commissioner B. Dayanand and four other top Police Officers, in front of Raj Bhavan here yesterday. Narasimharaju, a Head Constable attached to Madivala Police Station, staged a protest, by holding the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar…
Nikhil Sosale, others sent to Judicial Custody; One more FIR filed; Complaint against Virat Kohli Bengaluru: In a major relief for top officials of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), the Karnataka High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to KSCA President Raghuram Bhat, Secretary A. Shankar and Treasurer E.S. Jairam, who are…
Issues notices to B’luru City Police Commissioner, Health Department Secretary and KSCA Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the recent stampede incident in front of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and has registered a case. The Commission has also issued notices to the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, Health Department…
A victory celebration turned to tragedy. But when the state of our Police and the quality of our political leadership are tragic, we are bound to have tragedies. It appears the reasons for the Bengaluru stampede were a collective failure of the Bengaluru Police, the politicians and the RCB marketing team. The Police failed to act…
KSCA Secretary Shankar, Treasurer Jairam, RCB Vice-President and Head Rajesh Menon and DNA Finance Officer Majeed on the run Bengaluru: Following the filing of an FIR against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) management, DNA Entertainment Private Limited and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), a Police team led by Central Crime Branch (CCB) DCP M. Akshay…
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