- BENGALURU — Taking cognizance of the stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy
Stadium in Bengaluru, which resulted in the deaths of at least 11 people, the
Karnataka High Court on Thursday registered a suo motu Public Interest
Litigation (PIL) and sought a report from the Congress-led Karnataka
government.
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- The division bench, headed by acting Chief Justice V.
Kameshwar Rao, expressed concern over the tragedy and will take up the matter
at 2.30 p.m.
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- Senior counsels present in the court, Hemanth Raj and
G.R. Mohan, submitted information regarding the tragedy and highlighted
security lapses. They further informed the court about how sweltering crowds
climbed the High Court building, located in front of the Vidhana Soudha, to
watch the government's felicitation programme for the RCB players.
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- Meanwhile, the Karnataka Police have registered Unnatural
Death Cases (UDR) regarding the incident involving the deaths of 11 people
during the stampede. The Cubbon Park police have registered 11 UDR cases, and
no FIR has been registered in connection with the development, sources
confirmed.
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- This move has led to outrage, as the police department
had the option to book the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and the
event management company. Sources further confirmed that no one has, so far,
come forward to take the responsibility. The UDR cases were taken up as per the
directions of senior officers, sources revealed.
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- Social activist Snehamayi Krishna filed a complaint with
the Cubbon Park police on Thursday against CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D.K.
Shivakumar, office-bearers of the KSCA, and others. In his complaint, Krishna
demanded that the police register the case under Section 106 of the BNS Act.
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- A copy of the complaint has also been sent to the bench of
the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, and the petition has pleaded for
action to be initiated against the guilty, stating it is a serious matter.
