Bengaluru stampede: Cops had warned against feting RCB at legislature

BENGALURU: Three days aft a stampede extracurricular M Chinnaswamy Stadium killed 11 peopleat RCB's IPL triumph celebration, it emerged that elder constabulary serviceman MN Karibasavana Gowda had red-flagged the risks conscionable earlier the event.

His written informing to apical bureaucrats connected June 4, the time of the tragedy, besides cautioned against the felicitation astatine Vidhana Soudha."Lakhs of cricket fans are apt to travel to Vidhana Soudha. Since determination is simply a shortage of information personnel, making bandobast volition beryllium a problem," Gowda, in-charge of information astatine the legislature, wrote to section of unit and administrative reforms caput G Sathyavathi.Sidda, DKS person humor connected their hands, they're trying to hitch it connected cops: BJP In the letter, which TOI is successful possession of, Gowda besides pointed to the venue's delicate presumption and deficiency of capable CCTV coverage.Hours earlier the surge, section of unit and administrative reforms caput and elder IAS serviceman G Sathyavathi, overseeing arrangements astatine Vidhana Soudha steps, publically urged fans to caput to the stadium alternatively - a abbreviated region away. The squad was feted astatine the legislature and the celebrations past moved connected to the stadium. But fears of overcrowding had acceptable successful good successful advance. Despite the warning, RCB's IPL triumph celebrations were allegedly rushed done - little than 24 hours aft the last lucifer - without due assemblage power oregon information protocols.

Sources said the DCP's enactment was besides shared with past Bengaluru constabulary commissioner B Dayananda, who successful crook flagged it to main caput Shalini Rajneesh. But permissions were inactive granted.Adding substance to the governmental fire, Union curate and JD(S) functionary HD Kumaraswamy alleged Saturday that the celebrations were "pre-planned" adjacent earlier RCB won. "The FIR says support for the June 4 lawsuit was sought connected June 3 astatine 6pm - 90 minutes earlier the last adjacent began. Did they imagination astir winning?" helium asked, demanding accountability from CM Siddaramaiah, lawman CM DK Shivakumar, and location curate G Parameshwara.He questioned the request for a felicitation truthful soon. "Was specified a slipshod felicitation needed? Who enactment unit connected the constabulary commissioner astatine 7.30am that time for permission?"BJP's Bangalore North MP and Union curate Shobha Karandlaje echoed the outrage, calling it a "misuse of govt space". "The expansive stairs of Vidhana Soudha person ever been utilized for swearing-in oregon authorities functions. You utilized it for a backstage team," she said.Accusing the Congress brass, Karandlaje said: "Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar person humor connected their hands. Now they're trying to hitch it connected constabulary officers. Where are KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala hiding?"