Bengaluru Stampede: CM Siddaramaiah Suspends Prime Police Officers, Orders Judicial, CID Probes
Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered the suspension of the highest police official of the state in reference to the Bengaluru Stampede incident.
The suspended officers embody Bengaluru Commissioner of Police, Extra Commissioner of Police, Cubbon Park Police Station Police Inspector, Station Home Grasp, Station Home Officer, ACP, Central Division DCP and Cricket Stadium in-charge.
Eleven individuals had been killed and 47 individuals had been injured in a stampede throughout the victory celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
“Cubbon Park Police Station Police Inspector, Station Home Grasp, Station Home Officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, Cricket Stadium in-charge, Extra Commissioner of Police, Commissioner of Police have been suspended with fast impact,” ANI quoted CM Siddaramaiah as saying.
Moreover, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has appointed a one-man fee of inquiry to conduct a complete investigation into the stampede incident. Justice Michael Khunha, who’s main this one-man fee, has been instructed to finish the investigation and submit the report inside 30 days. Together with the judicial inquiry, a CID investigation has additionally been ordered.
“Now we have appointed a one-man fee of inquiry headed by former Excessive Courtroom Choose Michael Khunha to research the incident totally,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated in a Assertion.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has additionally ordered the arrest of representatives of RCB, DNA Leisure Networks and Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation discovered accountable for the incident.
“Now we have additionally instructed the authorities to take strict motion. Orders have been given to arrest representatives of RCB, DNA Leisure Networks, and the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation, who’re discovered accountable,” the assertion learn.
Earlier in the present day, an FIR was filed towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru, occasion supervisor, KSCA Administrative Committee and others over the Bengaluru stampede. FIR acknowledged prison negligence within the incident.
“An FIR has been filed towards RCB, DNA (occasion supervisor), Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) Administrative Committee and others at Cubbon Park Police Station,” ANI quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Bengaluru, Shekar H Tekkannanavar as saying.
Following the incident, Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday introduced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of 11 victims.
“The unlucky incident in Bengaluru yesterday has prompted lots of anguish and ache to the RCB household. As a mark of respect and a gesture of solidarity, RCB has introduced a monetary assist of INR 10 lakh to every of the eleven households of the deceased. As well as, a fund referred to as RCB Cares can also be being created to assist followers injured on this tragic incident. Our followers will at all times stay on the coronary heart of the whole lot that we do. We stay united in grief,” Royal Challengers Bengaluru stated in a put up on X.
BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan blamed the state authorities for the incident.
“I strongly condemn the Bengaluru incident through which 11 lives had been misplaced. The Karnataka authorities ought to have taken concrete steps. The state authorities needs to be very cautious in dealing with the gang. The Karnataka authorities was blaming the UP authorities for Kumbh, however look what has occurred there,” ANI quoted Tamilisai as saying.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday demanded Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation over the incident.
