Karnataka Government holds RCB responsible in its statement against stampede case for High Court

Overview

• The Karnataka Government filed an official report against RCB in the High Court
• In its statement, the Karnataka Government blamed RCB for the stampede incident
• The Karnataka Government claimed that RCB didn't take permission for the victory parade and invited the public without consulting the police

The Karnataka Government has blamed RCB for the mismanagement of the IPL 2025 Victory Celebrations from Vidhana Soudha to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, leading to the Stampede incident in Bengaluru. In their official status report filed to the High Court, the state government claimed that RCB, along with DNA Networks Private Limited and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), unilaterally decided to hold the celebration.

The Karnataka government claimed that neither a prior consultation from police nor necessary permissions were taken for the event. In their report, the Karnataka Government pointed out that RCB had posted a video in which Virat Kohli claimed that the team intended to celebrate the win with the fans on the 4th of June 2025.

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"The RCB Management, in association with its event management partner, DNA Networks Private Limited, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), unilaterally decided to hold the victory celebration without prior consultation with the police and without obtaining the necessary permissions or license for such celebrations," the official status report claimed.

Subsequently, on 04.06.2025, at 8:55 am, the RCB shared a video clip of Virat Kohli, a prominent player of the RCB team, on RCB's official handle @Rcbtweets on X, in which he stated that the team intended to celebrate this victory with the people of Bengaluru city and RCB fans on 04.06.2025 in Bengaluru," the official status report added.

"There was no requisition for permissions in the prescribed format, nor was any necessary information provided to the concerned departments" - Karnataka Government on RCB

The statement further claimed that RCB had not come up with a prescribed format for permission and pointed out the Licensing and Controlling of Assemblies and processions (Bangalore City) Order, 2009, to back their claims against the popular IPL franchise.

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"There was no requisition for permissions in the prescribed format, nor was any necessary information provided to the concerned departments to anticipate the gathering and make adequate preparations, as per the Licensing and Controlling of Assemblies and processions (Bangalore City) Order, 2009," the official status report noted.