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Bengaluru Stampede Report: The Karnataka government blamed the IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), for the stampede that claimed 11 lives and injured over 50 people. The Siddaramaiah government, in its report to the Karnataka High Court, said that the RCB invited people for a victory parade to the Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru, unilaterally and without permission from the police. The state government made the report public following a direction by the Karnataka High Court.

Police Informed, But Not Requested For Arrangement: Govt

The government claimed that the IPL franchise management contacted police on June 3 -- the day RCB won the IPL title for the first time. The government report further stated that the RCB informed the city police about a possible victory parade. The government, in its report, claimed that it was in the nature of an intimation, not a requisition for permission for the event. It also asserted that permissions for such an event must be sought at least seven days before.

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HC Order To Share Report With KSCA, RCB, and DNA Entertainment

Earlier on July 15, the High Court ordered the state government to provide a copy of the status report on the June 4 stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium, submitted by it in sealed cover, to the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), RCB, and DNA Entertainment Networks.

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The court rejected the state's justification for withholding the report, noting that the Supreme Court permits sealed cover confidentiality only in matters involving national security, public interest, or privacy rights criteria that do not apply in this case.

A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi made these observations on Monday while deciding whether parties involved in the suo motu public interest litigation on the stampede should be given access to the report.
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(With PTI inputs)