Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka High Court sets June 12 date for next hearing

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posted to June 12 the next hearing into a petition initiated by it on the June 4 stampede at the Chinnaswamy stadium here that claimed 11 lives.

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-moto 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 counsel mentioned that he is also filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the stampede.

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