Stadium stampede: K'taka HC to hear RCB, DNA pleas challenging criminal cases against them on Jun 10
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka High Court on Monday said that it will hear on June 10 the petitions of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd challenging criminal cases against them in the stadium stampede incident.
The stampede near M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which occurred on June 4, claimed 11 lives.
On Monday, RCB and DNA Entertainment filed separate petitions challenging FIRs against them.
Royal Challengers Sports Limited (RCSL), owner of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has contended that it 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 pm, were actually opened only at 3 pm, causing a crowd surge.
Meanwhile, DNA said in its petition that the incident occurred due to failure of crowd management by the police. It also claimed that most police personnel were posted at the Vidhana Soudha, leaving the stadium understaffed despite a surging crowd.
Advocate General Shashikiran Shetty requested the court to hear all the petitions pertaining to stampede case together on June 10. The court agreed to give time to file objections.
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Five arrested in Kerala's Walayar for beating to death Jharkhand native
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.
The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.
The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.
According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.
As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.
