The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has found Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to be primarily liable for the stampede disaster that took place in Bengaluru on June 4. In the nation, the tragedy that claimed 11 lives had drawn a lot of condemnation.
After a huge crowd gathered at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate the team’s first Indian Premier League victory in eighteen years, things got out of control.
The tribunal noted that before planning the public event, RCB had not obtained prior approval from the relevant authorities.
Rather, the franchise used their social media platforms to announce their choice to hold the celebration in Bengaluru.
“Abruptly, without previous authorisation, RCB produced the aforementioned kind of disturbance. Police officers are people, too. The tribunal noted that they are neither gods nor magicians and do not possess magical abilities like Alladdin ka Chirag.
Following the incident, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah declared that Dayananda, the Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru, Vikash Kumar Vikash, the Additional Commissioner of Police, Shekhar H. Tekkannavar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Central Division, C. Balakrishna, and A. K. Girish, the Circle Police Inspector of the Cubbon Park Police Station, were suspended.
Three IPS officials were also suspended by the state government in accordance with the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969. The Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965, were used to initiate disciplinary actions against the ACP and PI.
Trophy processions typically take place a few days or weeks following the team’s victory. This was not the case with RCB, though. Not nearly 24 hours after the victory, the entire team, with the exception of a few players who had to return to their home countries for international commitments, gathered in Ahmedabad to celebrate the six-run victory over Punjab Kings.
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