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BCCI formed a committee to create guidelines preventing future incidents after a stampede during RCB’s IPL victory celebration killed eleven.
FIR has been registered against KSCA, RCB and an event management company. (PTI Photo)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the formation of a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future.
“The Apex Council expressed its profound grief over the tragic incidents in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, which led to the unfortunate loss of innocent lives,” BCCI said in a statement.
“In light of the incident that occurred during the victory celebrations in Bengaluru, the Apex Council has decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future,” BCCI’s statement added.
The committee will comprise:
- Devajit Saikia (Chairperson)
- Prabhtej Singh Bhatia
- Rajeev Shukla
“The committee will formulate the guidelines within 15 days,” BCCI added.
During Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory celebration, approximately 250,000 fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and its vicinity to see their favourite stars, resulting in a stampede that claimed eleven lives and injured several others.
RCB secured their first IPL title on 3 June in Ahmedabad. The players returned to Bengaluru the following day for a planned open-bus parade and felicitation ceremony. However, Bengaluru police denied permission for the parade.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah felicitated the RCB players at the Vidhana Soudha. The team then proceeded to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where captain Rajat Patidar and star batsman Virat Kohli addressed the fans. The stampede occurred outside the venue during this time.
The Karnataka High Court had also formed a single judge (retired) commission to probe the matter as FIRs have been registered against RCB and the state cricket association.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket, having cov… Read More
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