Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka High Court posts next hearing on June 12, Advocate General to file reply in sealed cover

11 persons died in a stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy stadium during celebrations of RCB winning the IPL trophy, in Bengaluru on June 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K

The High Court of Karnataka posted the next hearing of the petitions by RCB and DNA Entertainment Networks Private Limited challenging criminal cases against them in the Bengaluru stadium stampede incident to June 12. Advocate General is expected to file a reply from the State Government in sealed cover.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved the High Court seeking to quash the criminal case against the team in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede that claimed 11 lives.

Royal Challengers Sports Limited (RCSL), owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), has contended that the company has been falsely implicated in the case.

According to the petition, RCSL claimed that it had clearly communicated on social media that only limited passes were available. It also said that, even for free passes, pre-registration was mandatory for entry.

It alleged that stadium gates, which were supposed to open at 1.45 p.m., were actually opened only at 3 p.m., causing a crowd surge.

DNA Entertainment Networks Private Limited, the event organiser, filed a separate petition challenging the FIR against the company.

According to DNA Entertainment, the stampede was the result of failure of crowd management by the police.

Published - June 10, 2025 11:38 am IST