Bengaluru Stampede: CM Siddaramaiah suspends Bengaluru police commissioner, other officers; sets up probe panel

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has suspended Bengaluru police commissioner and other police officers in connection with the Bengaluru stampede incident.

Jun 6, 2025 - 00:30
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Bengaluru Stampede: CM Siddaramaiah suspends Bengaluru police commissioner, other officers; sets up probe panel

Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday ordered the suspension of Bengaluru police commissioner, and several assorted senior police officers in reference to the tragic stampede incident at some level of RCB victory parade at the Chinnaswamy Stadium that left as many as 11 people unnecessary, and 30 others injured on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister additionally directed the city police to arrest representatives of RCB, DNA tournament managers and Karnataka Negate Cricket Association (KSCA), and handed over the probe to the one-man judicial rate headed by retired Excessive Court come to a resolution of Karnataka Justice Michael Cunha.

The rate will submit its file in 30 days, Siddaramaiah acknowledged.

“This day the cupboard met and talked about the day earlier than nowadays’s tragedy intimately. The cupboard in its wisdom has taken a resolution to entrust (the probe) into the incident to the one-man judicial rate headed by retired Excessive Court come to a resolution of Karnataka Justice Michael Cunha and we possess now suggested the cost to give the file in 30 days,” the chief minister acknowledged.

Siddaramaiah suspends Bengaluru police chief

Talking to reporters in Bengaluru after the cupboard meeting, the CM acknowledged he had suggested the DGP and IGP of the divulge to directly arrest the representatives of RCB, DNA tournament managers and Karnataka Negate Cricket Association (KSCA).

“The cupboard has additionally taken a resolution to directly suspend the Circle Police Inspector of the Cubbon Park Police station and Assistant Commissioner of Police of that particular person house, Deputy Commissioner of Police of central zone, Extra Commissioner of Police — who is incharge of the stadium and Commissioner of Police Bengaluru city,” he added.

Karnataka Police files FIR against RCB, KSCA

Earlier in the day, the Karnataka Police filed an FIR against the Karnataka Cricket Board Administrative Committee, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), amongst others, in the Bengaluru stampede incident.

In step with the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Bengaluru, Shekar H Tekkannanavar, an FIR has been filed against RCB, DNA (tournament manager), Karnataka Negate Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee and others at Cubbon Park Police Situation.

The FIR stated criminal negligence in the stampede incident. Sections 105, 125 (1)(2), 132, 121/1, 190 R/w 3 (5) possess been invoked in the FIR.

Within the intervening time, the Karnataka Excessive Court issued a ogle to the divulge government over the stampede incident advance the Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed the lives of 11 people and left several injured. The Excessive Court took suo motu cognisance of the incident and asked for one more peril file.

A stampede occured on Wednesday evening in entrance of the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the build an infinite selection of oldsters thronged to participate in the RCB crew’s IPL victory celebrations. As many 11 people possess been killed in the incident, whereas 30 others sustained injuries.

(With inputs from companies)

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