Overview

• The Union government has approved suspensions for IPS officers B Dayananda, Vikas Kumar and Shekhar over lapses in crowd management during the June 4 stampede that killed 11 people
• Siddaramaiah condemned delayed intelligence reporting that led officials to inform him of only one death at 5:45 PM despite 11 fatalities by that time
• The chief minister highlighted a drop in investigation quality, citing a Bidar robbery case where identified suspects remain at large after five months
• He challenged police to take suo motu action against individuals delivering hate speech and driving communal unrest in Dakshina Kannada district
• A recruitment drive for over 4,000 police vacancies will launch within two months to strengthen law enforcement capacity