US Edition‘It Was a Total Frenzy’: Karnataka Tells HC After 11 Die in Bengaluru Stampede, Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance
- On June 4, 2025, a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2025 victory celebration outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru caused 11 deaths and over 50 injuries.
- The stampede occurred as about 2.5 lakh people gathered at the stadium with only three gates open and insufficient crowd management, which the state government admitted was inadequate.
- In response to the tragedy, the Karnataka High Court initiated action on June 5, 2025, ordering the government to provide a comprehensive status report by June 10 to examine the causes and suggest measures to prevent similar incidents.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru committed to providing Rs 10 lakh to each family of the 11 victims and launched the RCB Cares fund to aid those injured, while FIRs were registered against RCB, the event organizers, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association.
- The incident raised accountability questions with political demands for resignations and an ongoing inquiry, highlighting concerns over coordination between government and cricket authorities during large public events.
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The victory of IPL 2025 was being celebrated at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. During this, 11 people died and more than 30 people were injured in a stampede. A day after the accident, the issue was heard in the Karnataka High Court on June 5.
Bengaluru stampede: Do you have SoPs to prevent such incidents? Karnataka HC grills Siddaramaiah govt
Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to submit a status report over the stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed the lives of 11 people and left several injured in Bengaluru during the victory celebrations of RCB and adjourned the matter for hearing on June 10. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao gave this direction while taking suo motu cognisance of the incident. What hap…
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