Bengaluru, June 18: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) sought a response from the Karnataka government over suspension of Bengaluru Police Officer who was suspended after the stampede in the city on June 4, 2025 that killed 11 people and injured dozens.
The CAT sought the grounds and reasoning behind the suspension of Vikas Kumar Vikas (IPS: 2004: KT), who was Additional Commissioner of Police (West), Bengaluru, when the incident occurred.
Vikas was one among the five senior officers suspended by the government, including Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda (IPS: 1994: KT), a day after the deaths at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, where a celebration was held after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their maiden IPL title on June 3.
He was also in charge of stadium security.
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