Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did not take the appropriate permission or consent from the police before announcing the team’s victory parade outside the Chinnaswamy t stadium on June 4, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) said on July 1. The stampede occurred on June 4 evening outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium during an event organised to celebrate.
“Prima facie, it appears that the RCB is responsible for the gathering of about three to five lakh people. The RCB did not take the appropriate permission or consent from the Police,” the Bengaluru bench of the tribunal comprising Justice BK Shrivastava and administrative member Santhosh Mehra said in an order.
“Suddenly, they posted on social media platforms and as a result of aforesaid information the public were gathered,” it added.
The bench made the observation as it quashed the Karnataka government’s suspension order against senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, who faced the action in the wake of a fatal stampede here last month. The stampede during the victory celebrations of the RCB after their IPL 2025 campaign claimed the lives of 11 people, drawing sharp criticism over the planning and crowd management.
In the wake of the stampede, the Karnataka Government suspended three senior IPS officers – Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda, DCP Shekar H Tekkannavar and Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash.
