Tribunal slams RCB, revokes IPS officer's suspension

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday condemned the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise for unilaterally announcing its IPL 2025 victory parade without police consultation, triggering the June 4 stampede at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives and left over 50 injured.

- Ayesha Arvind

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The tribunal called the franchise's actions "unilateral" and held that the police had no prior intimation or obligation to facilitate such a massive public event.

Pulling up the Karnataka government for suspending five senior police officers in the wake of the tragedy, the tribunal quashed the suspension of senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, then additional commissioner of police, Bengaluru west, and ordered his immediate reinstatement with full back pay, terming the action against him "mechanical" and unsupported by convincing evidence.