Not sparing anybody: What Karnataka authorities advised excessive court docket on Bengaluru stampede

Jun 05, 2025 04:34 PM IST

Eleven individuals died, and at the very least 33 have been injured within the stampede that happened earlier than RCB’s victory celebrations.

During a suo motu listening to on the Bengaluru stampede by which 11 individuals died, the Karnataka authorities advised the Karnataka excessive court docket on Thursday that 2.5 lakh individuals had unexpectedly congregated exterior the Chinnaswamy stadium to rejoice the victory of the native staff, RCB, within the Indian Premier League. The authorities additionally advised the court docket that that they had deployed over 1400 personnel, together with senior officers, to keep up the regulation and order state of affairs inside and outside the stadium.

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Advocate basic Shashi Kiran Shetty, showing for the state, advised the court docket that 2.5 lakh individuals turned up as a result of it was printed that the entry was free, reported Live Law.

He stated the large crowd accrued as a result of individuals from exterior the state additionally turned up exterior the stadium. He additional stated that the federal government has ordered a magisterial probe whose report can be furnished in 15 days.

He additionally stated the federal government will not be “sparing anyone” accountable for the tragedy.

On the court docket’s question relating to the variety of gates, the advocate basic submitted, “Total 21, and instructions were that they were open and people were allowed inside and seated. 2 lakh people were around this place. We have started an inquiry, and notices have been given to everyone; we are not sparing anyone,” he added.

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He stated the federal government will video-record the probe and place it earlier than the court docket.

“Are there any vehicles which can be made available if such an incident happens, to which hospitals will the injured be taken? All this is to be included in SOP,” the bench noticed.

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Shetty responded by saying that the federal government has taken the incident significantly, and it’ll put together an SOP.

Eleven individuals died, and at the very least 33 have been injured within the stampede that happened earlier than RCB’s victory celebrations. CM Siddaramaiah blamed overcrowding for the tragedy.