BCCI Types Committee To Forestall Bengaluru Stampede-Like Incidents; Test Particulars

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shaped a committee which might be tasked to formulate pointers in 15 days to forestall incidents just like the Bengaluru stampede in future. The committee contains three prime BCCI officers – secretary Devajit Saikia, vice-president Rajiv Shukla and treasurer Prabhtej Singh Bhatia. 

The choice taken within the twenty eighth BCCI Apex Council assembly held on Saturday comes within the aftermath of the stampede exterior the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the course of the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on June 4, a day after they gained their maiden IPL title in Ahmedabad.

With practically two lakh followers making an attempt to enter the stadium, a stampede occurred exterior the gates that led to 11 tragic deaths and 33 followers being injured.

“The Apex Council expressed its profound grief over the tragic incidents in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, which led to the unlucky lack of harmless lives. In mild of the incident that occurred in the course of the victory celebrations in Bengaluru, the Apex Council has determined to represent a committee to formulate complete pointers aimed toward stopping such occurrences sooner or later. The committee will formulate the rules inside 15 days,” the BCCI mentioned in an announcement.

The incident exterior Chinnaswamy had led to arrests of RCB advertising head Nikhil Sosale, who’s out on bail, in addition to of DNA Leisure Networks officers. It additionally led to Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) Secretary A Shankar and Treasurer E.S. Jairam resigning from their respective posts on June 6.