Bengaluru : Office bearers of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) have filed a writ petition in the High Court, seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) registered against them in connection with the stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4.
The petitioners have requested the court to cancel the FIR, and sought an urgent hearing. The matter is scheduled to be heard this afternoon by a single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Kumar. The stampede occurred on Wednesdcay evening, June 4, when large crowds gathered outside the stadium to participate in a public event organised by the KSCA to celebrate the Indian Premier League title win of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team.
The Cubbon Park Police registered an FIR against RCB, the event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and the KSCA. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah later directed the Director General and Inspector General of Police to immediately arrest representatives of the three entities, stating that prima facie there was “irresponsibility” and “carelessness” on their part.
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