Bengaluru: Bengaluru police suspension, RCB victory parade stampede, political scapegoating, social media outrage, Karnataka government accountability, police governance crisisA wave of outrage has swept across social media platforms following the Congress-led Karnataka government's decision to suspend Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and four other senior officers after the RCB victory parade stampede. The incident, which claimed 11 lives and injured over 30 people outside the M Chinna...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday accused the opposition BJP and JD(S) of doing politics over "dead bodies", as he hit out at them for demanding his resignation following the June 4 stampede here that killed 11 people. The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the Chinnaswamy stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people died and 56 were injured in the incident....Read More
New Delhi: The Congress party has backed Karnataka chief minister K Siddaramaiah who is under fire from the BJP after the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in which at least 11 persons were killed and around 60 others were injured. Congress alleged that the saffron party is playing dirty politics over the tragedy that unfolded during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's celebrations after their first-ever IPL victory earlier this week. Ever since the incident, th...Read More
BENGALURU: Marketing and Revenue Head of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Nikhil Sosale, on Friday approached Karnataka High Court challenging his arrest in connection with the stampede at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the RCB's victory celebration. Sosale was arrested by the Bengaluru Police in the early hours of June 6 (Friday). He has contended that the arrest was illegal, arbitrary and not in accordance with the law. He claimed that he was arrested without any materials a...Read More
Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Intelligence, Hemant Nimbalkar, has been transferred in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, official sources said on Friday. The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium, where a large number of people gathered to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. "He (Nimbalkar) has been transferred, the order is awaited," official sources said. Chief Minister Si...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Newly-appointed Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar on Friday said his priority would be to continue the good work done by the city police so far and work towards further improvements. Speaking to ANI, Commissioner Kumar said, 'I have just taken charge. As far as Bengaluru City police is concerned, it's a very big city and the police as of now are doing good work so my priority is to continue the good work done by the city police and imp...Read More
Bengaluru, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The political temperature in Karnataka soared after a tragic stampede near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru claimed the lives of 11 people during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL 2025 victory celebrations. As grief and anger mount, sharp criticism has emerged from the Opposition, with BJP leaders holding the Karnataka government squarely responsible for the chaos. BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched a scathing attack on the Congress adm...Read More
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday took a dig at the Congress-led Karnataka government over the Bengaluru stampede, which claimed the lives of 11 people. Surya mockingly credited chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar for Royal Challengers Bengaluru's long-awaited IPL trophy, while reacting to the chaos and political drama following victory celebrations and stampede. "We, RCB fans, are indebted to CM Siddaramaiah and DCM DK Shivakumar for winning us the...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Intelligence, Hemant Nimbalkar has been transferred in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, official sources said on Friday. The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people have died and 56 were injured in the incident. "He (Nimbalkar) has...Read More
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has denied responsibility for the stampede that took place outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebrations. The incident led to the deaths of 11 people. In a statement, KSCA claimed it was not involved in organising the event, managing entry gates or handling the crowd. "The decision to hold the event was taken by the government. It was conducted at Vidhana Soudha, not at Chinnaswamy Stadi...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] June 6 (ANI): Following the death of 11 people in a stampede on Wednesday near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), DNA (event management company) officials have been taken into custody and are being taken for medical tests, on Friday. On June 4, the incident happened at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium as a huge crowd of nearly three lakh people had gathered to witness the victory celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, whi...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Social activist Snehamayi Krishna on Friday has filed a complaint with Cubbon Park police station against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar and Karnataka Cricket Association office bearers in connection with the stampede at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium, in which 11 people died, claiming that the incident took due to government's irresponsibility. "This is a tragedy caused by the government's irresponsibility. RCB is not a...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) Opposition BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka on Friday jointly lashed out at the Congress government for making police officers the "scapegoat" for the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium here that killed 11 people, and alleged that the entire responsibility for the incident lies with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar. JD(S) leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy termed the suspension of five officials as a "blunder" and asserted that this governm...Read More
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) filed a writ petition with the High Court on Friday, challenging the state government's decision to file an FIR against the association's office bearers for the stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The KSCA claims the government is trying to shift the blame onto them to escape public outrage regarding the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, which killed 11 people in Bengaluru. The writ has been presented to the High Court, a...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for politicising the recent stampede at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed 11 lives. His remarks came after the BJP accused the Congress-led state government of making the police a 'scapegoat' in the incident. CM Siddaramaiah said the state government has already taken action against officials who were found to be 'visibly responsible' and 'negli...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday slammed the Karnataka government for the 'blunder' of suspending senior police officers following the stampede in Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium, claiming that while the police had warned about any possible mishaps beforehand but the state government went against the advise to use the IPL trophy for their image. He claimed that after the incident occurred, the government blamed the police for its 'failure,' but a failure...Read More
Bengaluru, June 6 (PTI) Four officials of RCB and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited were arrested in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium here that claimed lives of 11 people and injured another 56, police sources said on Friday. They were taken into custody in a joint operation by the crime branch and Bengaluru Police. Speaking to PTI Videos, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh confirmed that few arrests have been made in the connection...Read More
Bengaluru, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The security was tightened at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's official residence, 'Kaveri', on Friday fearing flash protest by the opposition BJP and JD(S) workers condemning the failure of the state government in preventing the stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives and suspension of the senior police officers. The BJP has expressed outrage against the decision to suspend three senior IPS officers and two other officers of the rank...Read More
Lucknow: A man accused of raping a three-year-old girl died in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh police in Lucknow on Friday, a day after a complaint was registered against him. The accused was identified as Deepak Verma. After receiving the complaint, the police formed five teams and launched a manhunt operation to nab Kumar. Kumar was initially injured in the gunfight. However, he succumbed to injuries during treatment. "Accused Deepak Verma, who was injured in an encounter with the Police, has...Read More
Bengaluru: Expressing deep grief over loss of life in the stampede, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said that he was finding it difficult to come to terms with the death of young kids. "Can't come to terms with the tragic death of our young kids in yesterday's stampede. Those kids had a bright future ahead of them. This incident has tarnished the reputation of Bengaluru and Karnataka. We have taken this incident seriously and we will rectify the shortcomings. This is a lesson for us,"...Read More
Bengaluru: The police on Friday intensified their hunt for four more accused persons in connection with the stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives. Earlier, four people, including the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Marketing Head and DNA Event Management Company staffers, were arrested at the airport. The personnel from the Cubbon Park police, who registered the case, and a special wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) are conducting a joint operation. According to source...Read More
BENGALURU - Indian police arrested two people including a senior executive at IPL-winning cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru after 11 fans were crushed to death during victory celebrations, local media reported on June 6. Hundreds of thousands had packed the streets in the southern tech city Bengaluru on June 4 to welcome home their hero Virat Kohli and his RCB team-mates after they beat Punjab Kings in a thrilling final of the Indian Premier League. But the euphoria of the vast crowds e...Read More
Bengaluru stampede update: Four persons have been arrested in connection with the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed 11 lives during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) historic IPL victory celebration. Among those taken into custody is Nikhil Sosale, a senior marketing official for RCB, who was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport around 6.30 am while attempting to fly to Mumbai. Sosale is responsible for overseeing RCB's promotional campaigns and acts as the...Read More
Bengaluru (India) (AFP) - Indian police have arrested two people including a senior executive at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, reports said Friday, after 11 fans were crushed to death during celebrations for the team's maiden IPL title. Hundreds of thousands packed the streets in the southern city of Bengaluru on Wednesday to welcome home their hero Virat Kohli and his RCB team after they beat Punjab Kings in the final of the Indian Premier League. But the euphoria of the vast crowds ended in d...Read More
Bengaluru: The death of 11 RCB fans in a stampede near the city's Chinnaswamy Stadium has sparked a national debate. The state government, which has taken the matter seriously, has already suspended some officials including city police commissioner B. Dayanand. The police have now arrested four people, including three organizers, in connection with the tragedy. Cubbon Park police and CCB conducted a joint operation and arrested four people, including three organizers, at Kempegowda Airport near...Read More
NOIDA: Two men were arrested late Wednesday for an alleged attempt to commit culpable homicide days after a viral video showed a 25-year-old man being hit by an SUV during a violent quarrel in Sector 53, Noida, on June 2, police said on Thursday. The purported video showed a black Mahindra Thar hitting the victim -- Saurabh Yadav -- from behind, flinging him into a roadside drain during a clash between two rival groups. HT, however, could not verify the authenticity of the video. Police ident...Read More
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at 15 places in Mumbai and Kochi in connection with the Mithi River desilting scam that caused a wrongful loss of more than Rs 65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), official sources said. The massive crackdown is underway at the premises across Mumbai and Kochi linked to the accused and suspects as part of an ongoing probe into alleged financial irregularities. According to the sources, the searches ...Read More
Bengaluru, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people, including the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Marketing Head and DNA Event Management Company staffers, were arrested on Friday in connection with the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that claimed 11 lives. Nikhil Sosale, Head of Marketing for RCB, along with Sunil Matthew, Kiran, and Sumanth from DNA Event Management, have been arrested, according to the police. Police said the accused have been arrested in a joint operation ...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Senior IPS officer Seemant Kumar Singh on Friday morning took charge as the new commissioner of the Bengaluru City police. Singh was announced as the new commissioner by the state government on Thursday night after it suspended then-commissioner B Dayananda following the death of 11 people during a stampede at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for June 06, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Nu...Read More
NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and people can whistle into Srinagar on a train as Northern Railway has notifed regular Vande Bharat Express services between Katra and the city. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first passenger train to the Kashmir Valley on Friday from Katra.The service will be operational for six days a week with no train on Wednesday, railways said. More trains would be deployed depending on demand at a later stage, officials added. From Saturday, a pair of Vande Bharat trains will...Read More