Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka ADGP Intelligence transferred
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Synopsis
Following the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that resulted in 11 fatalities, ADGP Hemant Nimbalkar has been transferred. This action follows Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's suspension of Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and four other senior officers. The CM acknowledged an intelligence failure related to the incident during RCB's IPL victory celebrations.
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Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Intelligence, Hemant Nimbalkar has been transferred in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, official sources said on Friday.
"He (Nimbalkar) has been transferred, order is awaited," official sources said.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suspended Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and four other senior police officials in connection with the stampede incident.
Conceding that there was an intelligence failure in connection with the stampede incident, the CM had said, "No decision has been made yet about what action to be taken in this regard. We have discussed it."
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The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people have died and 56 were injured in the incident."He (Nimbalkar) has been transferred, order is awaited," official sources said.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suspended Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and four other senior police officials in connection with the stampede incident.
Conceding that there was an intelligence failure in connection with the stampede incident, the CM had said, "No decision has been made yet about what action to be taken in this regard. We have discussed it."
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