BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Monday moved the Karnataka high court seeking to quash the criminal case registered against it in connection with the stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 that claimed 11 lives.DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt Ltd, the event organiser, has also filed a separate petition challenging the FIR filed against it in the same case.Royal Challengers Sports Limited (RCSL), which owns the RCB team, stated in its petition that it had been falsely implicated.The company argued that it had issued public notifications on social media clarifying that only a limited number of passes were available and that even free passes required prior registration.RCSL further alleged that the gates of the stadium, which were scheduled to open at 1:45 pm, were actually opened only around 3pm — a delay that triggered the crowd surge.The event management firm, DNA Networks, claimed in its filing that the stampede occurred due to lapses in crowd control by the police authorities.The high court is expected to hear the matter Monday afternoon.The stampede unfolded outside the stadium where thousands had gathered to celebrate RCB’s maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) victory. The incident led to the deaths of 11 people and injuries to several others.Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah expressed sorrow over the tragedy and said the matter is being taken seriously.“This incident shouldn’t have happened; it happened at the cricket stadium. I don’t have any connection with the cricket stadium,” he told reporters on Sunday.Siddaramaiah also said five police officers had been suspended following the incident. “The intelligence chief and my political secretary have also been replaced. The case is being taken seriously and appropriate action has been taken. The government is not at fault, but the incident has caused great sorrow,” he added.Earlier on June 4, the RCB team had been officially felicitated by the Karnataka government at the Vidhana Soudha, just hours before the stampede took place at the stadium nearby.In the aftermath, the state government formed a one-man commission headed by a retired high court judge and suspended top police officials posted at the Cubbon Park Police Station. (With agency inputs)