The ghastly stampede incident near Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday which claimed more than 10 lives and left many grievously injured due to the heavy influx of RCB supporters during the victory parade shook the entire nation and triggered a massive debate on the failure of Karnataka government for its inability to take precautionary measures beforehand.

Two days after the forgettable tragedy, several high profile police officers were suspended by the government. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had ordered the suspension of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior officers, holding them accountable for the mishap.

On Friday morning , police arrested Nikhil Sosale of RCB management and Sunil Mathew of event management company DNA at the Kempegowda International Airport. The police, on Thursday, had booked RCB, event management company DNA and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) administration over the stampede with CM Siddaramaiah asking the police to arrest the representatives. Two officials of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) – secretary Shankar and treasurer Jayram are absconding

The arrests and suspension of police officials came hours after the registration of a First Information Report (FIR), under various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder. According to the FIR, the RCB franchise announced the programme on social media inviting people for the event despite having no permission from the competent authority.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka High Court took suo motu cognizance of the stampede and directed the state government to provide a status report by June 10.