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Karnataka High Court Orders Sealed Submission of Bengaluru Stampede Probe

A high court’s sealed-cover directive for inquiry findings heightens scrutiny of the state government’s handling of the stadium tragedy.

Karnataka to re-do caste survey, BJP calls it move to divert attention from stampede
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Overview

  • Eleven people died and 56 were injured in a fatal stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory celebrations at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4.
  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s administration has suspended five senior police officers, including Bengaluru’s police commissioner, for alleged dereliction of duty ahead of a judicial inquiry led by retired Justice John Michael Cunha.
  • On June 10 the Karnataka High Court directed the state government to submit the judicial probe’s findings in a sealed cover by Thursday’s hearing.
  • Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge reprimanded CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar in New Delhi and instructed a pro-people approach to restore public trust.
  • Opposition parties BJP and JD(S) have demanded the resignations of Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar while the chief minister defended the government’s actions and said the commission will deliver its report within 30 days.