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Karnataka High Court Bars Widening of Bengaluru Stampede Probe, Shields RCB and DNA Executives

The court confined the probe to the initial FIR, barring arrests until the July 8 hearing.

Bengaluru: An aerial view of fans gathered during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s felicitation ceremony after the team won the Indian Premier League. (PTI)
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra with party workers during a protest against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI)
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Overview

  • A Division Bench led by Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar ordered on June 17 that investigators limit their work to the first FIR from the June 4 stampede and extended interim protection against arrests for RCB, KSCA and DNA Entertainment officials until July 8.
  • The court prohibited the CID from expanding the investigation’s scope and directed the petitioners to cooperate fully with ongoing inquiries.
  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pointed to accountability measures taken by his administration, including suspending senior police officers and appointing a one-member judicial commission under retired Justice John Michael Cunha.
  • BJP leaders, led by state unit president BY Vijayendra and Leader of the Opposition R Ashok, renewed calls for the resignations of Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over alleged crowd-management lapses.
  • Parallel probes—a magisterial inquiry, the judicial commission and the court’s suo motu PIL—continue in tandem as the High Court prepares for the next hearing on July 8.