Off-side: Bengaluru stampede wasn’t a crowd problem; it was a system failure

It was supposed to be a celebration. But Bengaluru will forever remember that 11 people didn’t come home that day. They had gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first-ever IPL title win. They had waited 17 years for this day. It was meant to be a day of celebration, where … Read more

Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka High Court orders release of RCB’s Nikhil Sosale and others on bail

In a major setback to the police and the State government, the High Court of Karnataka on June 12 ordered the release on bail of four representatives of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL) and DNA Networks Pvt. Ltd., who were arrested in the wee hours of June 6 in connection with the June 4 stampede outside M. … Read more