Bengaluru Stampede | Live Updates From Karnataka High Court

AG: We are concerned about it as much as anyone else. First Statement given by CM was about compensation to be given, medical treatment to be provided. We have been working since last night milords. We are open to any suggestions.

HC: How many gates are there?

AG: Total 21 and instructions are they were open and people were allowed inside and seated. 2 lakh people were around this place. We have started inquiry and notices have been given to everyone and even FIR is filed we are not sparing anyone.

Counsel for petitioner submits that this is an act of criminal negligence and they are completely masking it milord.

AG: Gives details of stadium gates where the deaths took place around the stadium. All 66 injured are also from this location.

AG: Magisterial Inquiry has already commenced and within 15 days will place the report on record milords.

AG: Event managements is done by RCB. The security is also taken care of by them.

HC: Did they approach for permissions?

AG: There was huge crowd, people not only came from Bengaluru but from around the state and even from outside of the state. 

AG: 2.5 lakh people came because it was published that it is free entry.

HC: All these casualities happened at the stadium only?

AG: At the entry of the gate.

HC: When these IPL matches taken place what is the system is in place.

HC: Were ambulances in place when the incident happened?

AG: Yes milord but it was not sufficient.

HC: Are there any vehicles, which can be made available if such incident happens, which hospitals will the injured be taken? All this is to be included in SOP.

AG: Govt has taken this seriously and it will prepare a SOP

HC: Suppose if anything happens of this nature in future, do you have any SOP?

AG: This is futuristic.