Karnataka HC Grants Interim Relief To KSCA Officials In Bengaluru Stampede Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted meantime aid to the workplace bearers of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), who had approached the courtroom looking for the quashing of the FIR registered in opposition to them in reference to the stampede outdoor the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which claimed the lives of 11 folks.

In an meantime order, the courtroom directed the state police not to take any coercive motion in opposition to them till additional orders. The High Court adjourned the case to June 9.

KSCA President Raghu Ram Bhat, Secretary A Shankar, Treasurer ES Jairam petition, and different KSCA workplace bearers moved the High Court looking for to quash the FIR.

Marketing and Revenue Head of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Nikhil Sosale additionally approached the High Court difficult his arrest in reference to the stampede.

Sosale used to be arrested via the Bengaluru Police within the early hours of June 6. He has contended that the arrest used to be unlawful, arbitrary and now not in keeping with the legislation.

He claimed that he used to be arrested with none fabrics or even sooner than the police had performed a initial enquiry. He has thus sought to claim his arrest as unlawful.

On Thursday, the Bengaluru police registered an FIR in opposition to the RCB franchise; DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., an tournament control corporate; and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for culpable murder, unlawful meeting, and different severe fees.

An afternoon after the stampede that claimed the lives 11 folks, the Karnataka Government suspended more than one IPS officials, together with the Bengaluru town police Commissioner, B Dayananda.

Apart from Dayananda, Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shekhar HT, Assistant Commissioner of Police Balakrishna and Cubbon Park Police Inspector Girish AK have been additionally suspended with speedy impact.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for politicising the new stampede. His remarks got here after the BJP accused the Congress-led state executive of constructing the police a “scapegoat” within the incident.

CM Siddaramaiah stated the state executive has already taken motion in opposition to officers who have been discovered to be “visibly responsible” and “negligent in their duty.”

“They are doing it for politics. I don’t do politics. We have taken action against those who were visibly responsible and found to be negligent in their duty,” the Chief Minister stated.

Meanwhile, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra accused the state executive of simplest appearing when drive used to be placed on them.