Stadium Stampede Sparks Legal Battle in Karnataka

The Karnataka High Court has scheduled a hearing for June 10 on petitions filed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd, challenging FIRs over a deadly stampede near M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both parties claim mismanagement by authorities as the root cause of the tragedy.

The Karnataka High Court will convene on June 10 to deliberate petitions from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd, following the tragic stampede near M Chinnaswamy Stadium that resulted in 11 fatalities.

RCB and DNA Entertainment have filed distinct petitions contesting the FIRs that have been levied against them, asserting they are unjustly implicated in the June 4 incident.

Royal Challengers Sports Limited claims to have communicated clearly that limited passes were available, mandating pre-registration even for free passes, and attributes the chaos to missteps by authorities in crowd management.