On Monday, the Karnataka High Court granted temporary relief to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and DNA Entertainment over the stampede at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both RCB and DNA have approached the Court against the criminal complaint lodged after the incident. Bengaluru Police had named RCB as the first accused, and then there was also the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), which runs the stadium.
Before the court, both RCB and DNA Entertainment claimed to be illegally accused. RCB, while stating that they should not be involved in the case, DNA stated that there was a stampede because of the lack of police at the venue. The High Court adjourned the case till Thursday, June 12, asking the police not to take any drastic actions against RCB or DNA till then.
Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar was also clear that till the issue comes up after that date, no action shall be taken. A heated exchange ensued during the hearing between CV Nagesh, lawyer of RCB, and Shashikiran Shetty, Karnataka’s Advocate General. Nagesh alleged that there is no basis for the case against RCB and DNA and stressed that the accusations were on all three entities, including KSCA.
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He went on to state that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah even invited people to the RCB event.
“Except for one sentence, the entire FIR has complaints against all three. There’s no separate case made against RCB or DNA,” Nagesh added. This stampede occurred on the 4th of June during RCB’s celebration of their first IPL title with fans in Bangalore after their win against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad a day earlier.
Following the incident, RCB marketing head Nikhil Sosale was arrested at the airport and three executives from DNA Entertainment were taken into custody. Now, Sosale has moved the High Court, claiming that his arrest was illegal. 11 people perished in this tragic stampede, and many others were injured.
