Seemanth Kumar Singh, a 1996 batch IPS officer, has been posted as the 39th Bengaluru City Police Commissioner late on Thursday night.

Hours after the Karnataka government suspended Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda over the stampede during RCB's victory celebrations, IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh has been named as the new top cop of the city.

Bengaluru: An FIR was registered against RCB, State Cricket Association, and others under various charges including culpable homicide not amounting to

The directive was issued while hearing a petition related to the incident that resulted in the death of 11 people and left 56 injured, raising serious concerns over public safety and administrative oversight.

As per the FIR filed by Bengaluru police, RCB, DNA Entertainment, and KSCA were named key accused in the stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 and injured many. The FIR also blames organisers for negligence and poor crowd control.

The BJP has accused the Karnataka Congress government of scapegoating senior Karnataka police officials after 11 people died in a stampede at RCB's IPL victory event in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police has filed an FIR against the Karnataka Cricket Board Administrative Committee, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), among

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Bengaluru Police Commissioner and other top officials were suspended after 11 people died in a stampede during RCB's maiden IPL victory celebrations outside a cricket stadium.

Bengaluru police arrest RCB official and event management company members after stampede at victory celebrations.

Congress-led Karnataka government and event organisers face mounting criticism over lapses that could have prevented the Bengaluru tragedy.

Following a stampede near M Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 during IPL victory celebrations, a visibly emotional Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar addressed the media.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government over the stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy Stadium that

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