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Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka HC posts hearing to June 12

Eleven persons were killed in the stampede during a celebratory event to mark Royal Challenger Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL triumph last week

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BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posted to June 12, further hearing on a petition initiated by it on the June 4 stampede at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

Eleven persons were killed in the stampede during a celebratory event to mark Royal Challenger Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL triumph last week.

On Tuesday, the court ordered Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty to file a reply in a sealed cover.

During the hearing, AG Shetty submitted that he has not yet filed his reply. He said a judicial commission has been constituted, giving a one-month timeline for a report. He also noted that police officers have been suspended.

Shetty requested for a sealed-envelope submission, stating that in the pending bail petitions being heard concurrently, any statements made in the case were being used by the accused.

The suo-motu petition was heard by acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi.

A former member of the Legislative Council sought to be impleaded in the petition.

Meanwhile, a lawyer mentioned that he is also filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the stampede.

On June 5, Karnataka HC had taken cognizance of the stadium stampede event, and directed the state government to file a status report.

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