US EditionBengaluru Stampede: RCB owner moves Karnataka HC seeking to quash criminal case against team
- On June 4, 2025, a stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebration killed 11 people.
- The fatal crowd surge was triggered by the stadium gates opening later than scheduled—from the planned 1:45 p.m. To 3 p.m.—combined with insufficient crowd control measures by the police.
- Royal Challengers Sports Limited and DNA Entertainment Networks, the event organiser, filed petitions in Karnataka High Court seeking to quash criminal cases filed against them.
- RCSL claimed it communicated pass limitations and mandatory pre-registration on social media and said no direct wrongdoing was found, while DNA blamed police for the incident.
- The High Court scheduled hearings on June 10, ordering Karnataka government to submit a sealed status report while a judicial inquiry continues into the stampede.
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Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka HC seeks sealed status report from state government
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday ordered the state government to submit, in a sealed cover, its status report on the stampede in Bengaluru, The Indian Express reported.Eleven persons were killed and more than 50 were injured on June 4 in the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where fans had gathered to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory in the Indian Premier League and welcome the team.On June 5, the court took suo motu cogni…
The petition of RCB's marketing head, who was arrested in the Bengaluru stadium stampede case, was heard in the Karnataka High Court on Monday. The petitioner called the arrest illegal. The court said that this is a matter of personal liberty and an order on interim relief can be passed at 10:30 am on Tuesday. A response has been sought from the state government.
RCB And Event Organisers Move High Court To Quash Criminal Charges In Stampede Case
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addressed the media on Sunday, distancing the state government from the incident. He asserted that the June 4 celebration was not a government-organised event and said he had not been invited.
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