RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) has faced a major legal setback. The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has held RCB responsible for 11 deaths. The team had organized a victory procession without permission, during which a stampede occurred, leading to the deaths of 11 people.
Sports News: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was ecstatic after winning its historic first IPL trophy, but now that celebration has become their trouble. In a recent order, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) of Karnataka clearly stated that RCB's negligence caused the loss of 11 lives. The team had announced a victory procession and fan event outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on June 4, but did not obtain any permission from the police for it.
Three to five lakh people arrived, the police were unaware
According to the tribunal, RCB suddenly called the fans through a social media post, after which a huge crowd gathered around MG Road, Cubbon Road, and the Chinnaswamy Stadium. According to the figures, about three to five lakh people had gathered. The police did not even have time to manage such a large crowd.
The tribunal clearly stated that RCB invited such a large crowd without the permission and information of the police. The sudden social media post did not give the police force time to prepare. As a result, a stampede-like situation arose and 11 innocent people lost their lives.
Questions also raised on the action against IPS officer Vikas Kumar
After this incident, the Karnataka government had suspended senior IPS officer Vikas Kumar of Bangalore, but now the CAT has quashed the suspension of Vikas Kumar, saying that he was not at fault. The CAT told the government that the police officer is not a miraculous person, he does not have "Aladdin's lamp" to handle such a large crowd suddenly. The tribunal said in its decision, policemen are also human beings, not God. They cannot arrange for the security of millions of people on sudden information.
Why was RCB's responsibility fixed?
The CAT has fixed the responsibility of RCB in this entire matter. In fact, the team management had invited the fans to the stadium and the victory procession on their social media handles in the morning. Neither any permission was taken from the police, nor was any information about crowd control arrangements given. Chaos broke out in such a large crowd and 11 people died in the stampede, dozens were injured. After this incident, questions were also raised against RCB and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). In this sequence, KSCA secretary A. Shankar and treasurer Jayaram resigned from their posts.
Fans' anger has also erupted on social media. People are saying that how can such a big team, whose management spends crores of rupees, forget such a big responsibility? Fans allege that RCB put their lives at risk in the name of their branding and publicity.
RCB's silence further escalated the controversy
No official statement has come from the RCB management on this incident, which has deepened the questions. Fans want to know on whose instructions this celebration was organized on such a large scale without permission. At the same time, the state government has said that there will be strictness on such events in the future and no team or organization will be allowed to announce an event without the permission of the police.
Legal experts say that since the CAT has fixed the responsibility of RCB, further fines or criminal cases may also be registered against the team management and organizers. Currently, the government and the police are taking steps in this direction.
