B'luru stampede: Cops had objected to event

DCP's letter had warned against holding the IPL victory celebrations at the Vidhana Souda, citing security and overcrowding concerns

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Even as the Karnataka government is highlighting the "failure" of the Police Department in connection with the Bengaluru stampede that claimed 11 lives, it has emerged that a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Vidhana Soudha Division, Bengaluru, had warned against holding the event, citing security and overcrowding concerns.

The letter, dated 4 June, was sent to the Chief Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR).

Responding to letters from the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and the Under Secretary of the DPAR regarding the organisation of a felicitation event on the steps of the Vidhana Soudha, DCP M.N. Karibasavana Gowda issued the warning in his three-page reply.