Bengaluru Stampede: HC Restrains Police From Taking Coercive Action Against KSCA Members
- On June 6, KSCA president Raghu Ram Bhat, along with secretary A Shankar and treasurer ES Jayaram, approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to annul the FIR related to the June 4 stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- The FIR arose after the stampede during RCB's IPL victory celebration, where a large crowd caused 11 deaths and over 50 injuries, prompting police action and arrests.
- On June 5, an FIR was filed by the Cubbon Park Police against RCB, DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and KSCA, and by the morning of June 6, authorities had detained four representatives from RCB and DNA Entertainment.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed immediate arrests, citing prima facie 'irresponsibility' in handling the event, and suspended senior police officials for the incident.
- The writ petition seeks to cancel the FIR to prevent arrests of KSCA members amid ongoing investigations into the fatal stampede at the IPL celebrations.
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Karnataka cricket body moves High Court to cancel case in Bengaluru stampede
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has moved the High Court, seeking to quash the case against it in connection with the stampede outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, in which eleven people died.
KSCA Officials Moves High Court, Seeks Quashing of FIR in Stampede Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghu Ram Bhat and a few other office bearers moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking to quash the FIR filed against them in the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede case. India News | KSCA Officials Moves High Court, Seeks Quashing of FIR in Stampede Case.
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