Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka Chief Minister Says He Was Told Later

9th June 2025 at 10:02 AM

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A full city victory parade covering major stretches of Bengaluru - from Vidhana Soudha to MG Road and beyond - was originally suggested by the city police.

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday disassociated himself from the stampede incident outside the Chinnaswamy stadium during Royal Challenger Bengaluru’s IPL win celebrations on June 4, blaming top police officials for the failed security managements. According to the CM, he was informed about the stampede much later than thee incident occurred.

The Chief Minister denied that there was no as such event organised by the government. He clarified by saying that the government did not organise the event. ” It was not a government – organised event at the stadium, and I had not been invited. Despite the victims being admitted to the hospital by 3:50 pm, I was informed of the incident only at 5:45 pm.The stampede should never have occurred. It s deeply saddening. ” Five police officers have been suspended. The state intelligence chief and my political secretary have been transferred. The government is taking this case very seriously. Appropriate acing is being taken. The government is not fault, but the incident is undoubtedly distressing”.

Eleven people died and many more were injured in a stampede near the Chinnaswamy stadium last week.