Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday asserted that a stern action will be taken against those responsible for the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede in Bengaluru, which claimed 11 lives and left more than 50 injured.
After the Siddaramaiah government submitted a status report on the June 4 stampede that took place after Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first-ever title in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Karnataka Minister said, “This is not a blame game here. If there has been some mishandling of the situation, we will take action… Since so many people died, we have to wait for the report before going to any conclusion.”
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The Karnataka government submitted a status report on the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede in Bengaluru that claimed 11 lives and left over 50 people injured to the High Court on Thursday.
According to the state government, no formal permission was taken from the event organiser (DNA), merely informing the police about the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory parade on June 3 without seeking formal approval as mandated by the 2009 city order. Consequently, the police denied permission.
Despite police denial, RCB proceeded to publicly promote the event. On June 4, they shared open invitations on social media, including a video appeal by Virat Kohli, encouraging fans to attend the free-entry celebration, as per the report.
