The bench also questioned the existence of a standard operating procedure (SOP) to manage gatherings of over 50,000 people for sporting events.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah raises compensation to Rs 25 lakh for Bengaluru stampede victims as the government investigates the tragedy that killed 11 and injured 33 during the RCB victory parade.

MLC claims that Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar was seen holding the IPL trophy in Chinnaswamy stadium while police struggled to carry injured fans on their shoulders in a bid to save their lives. “It is strange that they (police) were held responsible (for the stampede and deaths),