Bengaluru stampede: Social activist Snehamayi Krishna files complaint against CM, Deputy CM

BENGALURU: Social activist Snehamayi Krishna on Friday filed a complaint at the Cubbon Park police station against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) office-bearers in connection with the stampede at Chinnaswamy stadium, in which 11 people died.

The complaint says the incident took due to government’s irresponsibility. “This is a tragedy caused by the government’s irresponsibility. RCB is not a team representing the state. It is a private team bought by liquor manufacturers. In such a situation, the state government did not need to invite them and felicitate them”, Snehamayi Krisha said.

He alleged that the tragedy was caused due to the hastily organised programme in front of the Vidhana Soudha without any prior preparation regarding law and safety, holding the CM and DCM responsible for the tragedy. “This case should be taken seriously. the CM and DCM are responsible for this. The police have registered a UDR (Unnatural Death Report). This is not the right action. A case should be registered under Section 106 of the Indian Penal Code”, he said.

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The state government has also been lambasted by the opposition, with JD(S) MP HD Kumaraswamy and the BJP pointing fingers at them. Responding to the allegations, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, “BJP and JDS leaders only speak lies”.

Following the death of 11 people in the stampede in Bengaluru on June 4, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), DNA (event management company) officials have been taken into custody and are being taken for medical tests.

The Cubbon Park police filed an FIR against the Karnataka State Cricket Association’s administrative committee, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), among others, in connection with the stampede. In response, KSCA has filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking the quashing of FIRs filed against it.

The government also suspended multiple IPS officers, including Bengaluru city police Commissioner, B Dayananda. Senior IPS officer Seemant Kumar Singh took charge as the city police commissioner earlier today. (ANI)