KSCA officials move High Court, seek quashing of FIR in stampede case

Fans of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) gathered outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium celebrating in Bengaluru on June 04, 2025.
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Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghu Ram Bhat and a few other office bearers moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday (June 6, 2025) seeking to quash the FIR filed against them in the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede case.

Police on Thursday (June 5, 2025) registered an FIR against RCB, event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). On June 6 morning, four officials of RCB and DNA entertainment were taken into custody, police sources said.

Chief Minister Siddarmaiah, too, on Thursday had instructed the state DG and IGP to immediately arrest the representatives of RCB, DNA entertainment and KSCA in connection with the stampede, as prima facie there was “irresponsibility” and “carelessness” on their part.

The stampede occurred on June 4 evening in front of the stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team’s IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people have died and 56 were injured in the incident.