CAT holds RCB 'prima facie responsible' for stampede

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has found Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) “prima facie responsible” for the stampede that occurred on June 4 outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the team’s IPL victory celebrations.

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The tragedy resulted in the death of 11 people and left several others injured.

The Tribunal was hearing a petition filed by Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, who had been suspended in the aftermath of the incident. In its ruling, the CAT absolved the police and pointed to RCB’s lack of coordination as a key factor behind the chaos.

“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. Suddenly, they posted on social media platforms and as a result of aforesaid information the public were gathered,” noted the Tribunal.