Bengaluru Police have registered a suo motu FIR against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Karnataka State Cricket Association, DNA Networks and others after the stadium stampede that killed eleven people.
Brief Points
- Police book RCB, KSCA for culpable homicide after stampede deaths
- FIR cites crowd negligence during RCB IPL victory event at stadium
- Stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium left eleven dead, 47 injured
Bengaluru police have registered a case against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), DNA Networks, and others in connection with the stampede at M Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed eleven lives and injured several others.
The FIR was filed by the Cubbon Park Police, confirmed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central, Shekar H Tekkannavar. It was registered suo motu and names multiple entities as accused in the case of alleged criminal negligence.
The complaint has been filed under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), Section 125(12) (acts endangering life or personal safety of others), Section 142 (unlawful assembly), Section 121 (abetment of an offence), and Section 190 (liability of members of an unlawful assembly for offences committed in pursuit of a common object).
The stampede took place during a public event on Wednesday to felicitate the RCB team following their maiden Indian Premier League title win. According to top sources who spoke to India Today, the Karnataka government went ahead with the felicitation ceremony the day after RCB’s victory, despite Bengaluru Police recommending it be held on Sunday for logistical and security reasons.
