The Indian Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team’s management is responsible for last month’s deadly stampede that occurred during their first Indian Premier League (IPL) championship celebrations.
In a report released on Thursday, Karnataka state authorities named the RCB, its partners, and the state cricket association as examples of how the event was handled improperly.
After hundreds of thousands of people crowded Bengaluru’s streets on June 4 to vigorate their hero Virat Kohli and other RCB team members, one fan was killed and more than 50 were hurt in a stampede close to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
According to the report, the organizers did not provide enough detail or “formal request” for the celebrations.
The permission was not granted, it said, “in response.”
Despite police rejecting RCB’s request, the team continued with its victory parade, according to the report.
The RCB did not respond to the report in any way.
In the days that followed the stampede, police detained four people, including a senior executive at RCB, event organizers DNA, and Karnataka State Cricket Association.
When the incident occurred, players were parading the trophy close to the stadium the day after their victory over Punjab Kings in the Ahmedabad final.
Between 14 and 29 years old were the deceased.
After it broke out, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as “absolutely heartrending,” and Kohli, who won the title in the end, was “at a loss for words.”
Source: Aljazeera
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