Retired HC judge John Michael D'Cunha who convicted Jaya to probe Bengaluru stampede

BENGALURU: Karnataka govt tasked retired precocious tribunal justice John Michael D'Cunha with submitting a study wrong a period connected the June 4 stampede extracurricular Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 and wounded implicit 75 during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL triumph celebrations, officials said Saturday.A govt notification connected June 5 directed Justice D'Cunha - who gained nationalist prominence successful 2014 for convicting erstwhile Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa successful a disproportionate assets lawsuit - to springiness precedence to the stampede probe. He already heads inquiries into the pandemic aesculapian procurement scam and oxygen-related deaths astatine Chamarajanagar infirmary successful Karnataka.His one-member committee - appointed connected Aug 25, 2023, and acceptable to reason enactment by July 31 this twelvemonth - has present been granted an hold till Aug 31 to accommodate the further case.

"Since the committee needs to prioritise the stampede and taxable its study successful a month, the word has been extended," the govt bid read.CM Siddaramaiah's govt has launched a three-pronged probe - judicial, magisterial, and CID, which took implicit the transgression probe Friday evening from Cubbon Park police. Bengaluru Urban lawman commissioner is heading the magisterial probe.CID officers inspected the stadium and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) bureau Saturday.

They seized CCTV footage, collected the integer video recorder for forensic analysis, and questioned KSCA staff. Two lawman SPs and respective inspectors are portion of the probe team.Police custody volition apt beryllium sought Monday for 4 cardinal suspects already remanded successful judicial custody: RCB selling caput Nikhil Sosale, 38; DNA Networks manager Sunil Mathew, 49; ticketing authoritative Shamanth SP, 38; and manager Kiran Kumar, 40.

Three FIRs were filed earlier by Cubbon Park constabulary earlier the handover.CID is expected to contented notices to further accused successful coming days, portion besides coordinating with hospitalised survivors. The magistrate probe is progressing successful parallel, with Bengaluru Urban DC Jagadeesha G summoning implicit 25 wounded radical to grounds statements connected June 11. He said notices volition beryllium issued to constabulary officers deployed during the stampede.