Following the stampede tragedy outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, KSCA has gone to the High Court and asked to cancel the against its office-bearers, who were named in FIRs. Raghuram Bhat, Secretary A. Shankar and Treasurer E.S. Jairam have filed a writ petition to appeal for the cancellation of FIR. Justice Krishna Kumar and his bench have scheduled a hearing on the petition for today afternoon.
High Court Sought Report From State Government
The court took the matter up on its own and requested the state government to give a detailed report. Information from the government regarding the incident’s causes, safety measures and what actions have already been taken has been requested by the court. The court gave a directive to the state government to file a comprehensive report by June 10.
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RCB’s Ex Gratia Of Rs 10 lakh
Royal Challengers Bangaluru (RCB) said it will offer Rs 10 lakh to the families of the people who lost their lives . Besides this, RCB has created a fund called ‘RCB Cares’ that helps injured fans after this incident. RCB said in its official statement, “The unfortunate incident that happened in Bengaluru yesterday has caused great pain to the RCB family. As a symbol of respect and solidarity, RCB has announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the 11 families of the deceased.”
Deputy CM Sympathises
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar became emotional and cried while addressing the media on Thursday over the incident. He expressed deep grief over the tragic incident, which left 11 people dead and 33 injured. Shivakumar said, “This should not have happened, we did not expect such a huge crowd… The stadium had a capacity of 35,000, but more than 3 lakh people were there… We apologise for the incident.”
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