Bengaluru Stampede News Live Updates: FIR against RCB, day after stampede kills 11
Bangalore Stampede News Live Updates: 11 people lost their lives and dozens of others were left injured in a stampede near the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium on Wednesday.
People rummage through footwear strewn outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after a stampede caused by frenzied fans celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory. (AP photo)
Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede Live Updates: A day after stampede at Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium killed 11 people, an FIR has been filed against RCB, Karnataka State Cricket Association, and event management firm DNA. The FIR has been registered under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 115 (Voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by using dangerous weapons or means), 190 (liability of members of an unlawful assembly for offences committed in pursuit of a common object), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their duty), 125(12) (acts endangering life or personal safety of others), 142 (unlawful assembly) and 121 (abetment of an offence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to submit status report on the stampede. The HC has asked the government to elucidate the reasons that led to the tragic incident, whether it could have been prevented and the remedial measures which can be adopted in the future. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident under the leadership of Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner.
What led to the stampede? On Wednesday morning, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team management announced that they will take out a victory march in an open bus from Vidhana Soudha to the stadium. However, the Bengaluru traffic police announced that there would be no victory parade amid traffic concerns. The RCB team arrived at the airport shortly after, scheduled to meet Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, while the crown around the Chinnaswamy stadium swelled to over a lakh. Tragedy struck when when Gate 3 of the stadium partially opened and a crowd, comprising both ticket holders and those without tickets, attempted to swarm into the premises, leading to immeasurable chaos.
The day turned tragic for RCB fans yesterday as large crowd thronged the Chinnaswamy stadium to celebrate the team’s IPL victory after 18 years. The stampede which occurred inside Chinnaswamy stadium killed 11 people and left many injured. A pall of gloom has descended on the families of the deceased. Last rites of those killed are ongoing.
The family of the 15-year-old girl, Divyanshi who died in the stampede, said they had to wait nearly four hours before an FIR could be filed. Her grieving father, Shivakumar, recounted how his daughter fell after being pushed at Gate Number 15. His wife and sister-in-law were also present then, he added.
“They (officials) came and visited (afterwards), but no proper support was provided. They didn’t even give proper first aid. My wife said she was begging for some support. Finally, my daughter was taken in an auto, with no support from the police. Even to file an FIR, we had to wait four hours,” Shivakumar said. The girl’s body has been taken to Andhra Pradesh for the last rites and cremation, he added.