BENGALURU : KARNATAKA : 05/06/2025 : Slippers after the RCB ( Royal Problem Bengaluru )Victory celebration at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Thursday 05 June 2024. PHOTO : SUDHAKARA JAIN / THE HINDU.
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Following a collection of authorized measures, in a contemporary improvement, IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh has been appointed as the brand new Bengaluru Metropolis Police Commissioner, changing B Dayananda.
He’ll now function the Further Director Basic of Police (ADGP) and Commissioner. Till now, he was serving because the ADGP with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Activity Power.
The opposite officers who’ve been suspended embrace Further Commissioner of Police (West) Vikash Kumar Vikash (accountable for cricket stadium safety), DCP (Central) Shekhar Tekkanavar, ACP of Cubbon Park Division Bala Krishna, and Inspector of Cubbon Park Police Station Girish.
Moreover, RCB’s Advertising Head, Nikhil Sosale, was arrested on the Bengaluru airport in reference to the stampede case. The incident, which claimed 11 lives and left over 50 individuals injured, reportedly concerned a number of administrative lapses.
The occasion was marred by lapses at a number of ranges. In accordance with proceedings of Karnataka authorities, the CEO of RCB had knowledgeable the Bengaluru Metropolis Police Commissioner’s workplace on June 3, 2025, about plans to carry a victory parade and celebrations on June 4, 2025. Nevertheless, the Commissioner’s workplace didn’t situation a written response denying permission, citing inadequate time to organize for an occasion of such scale.
Regardless of the absence of formal permission, RCB and the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation proceeded to advertise the celebrations on social media, inviting followers to the Chinnaswamy Stadium with out following commonplace protocols equivalent to issuing tickets or entry passes.
Though the police have been conscious of the chance of a giant turnout, sufficient crowd management measures weren’t applied. Consequently, a number of police officers have been suspended.
The Karnataka Excessive Court docket has taken suo motu cognizance of the Bengaluru stampede. The courtroom has issued a discover to the Karnataka Authorities, looking for particulars on the reason for the tragedy and measures to forestall such incidents sooner or later.
Additional, the Karnataka Authorities has knowledgeable the Excessive Court docket that the investigation towards the three organisations concerned has been handed over to the CID.
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