RCB marketing head arrested, cricket association officials absconding in Bengaluru stampede case

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In the aftermath of the Karnataka killer stampede in Bengaluru, police have arrested RCB's marketing head Nikhil Sosale at Mumbai airport. Event management company DNA's staff members are being interrogated. Karnataka Cricket Association officials are reportedly absconding. The FIR was filed against RCB, DNA Networks, and the Cricket Association for risking public safety. Meanwhile, several top police officials, including Bengaluru's police commissioner, have been suspended.

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00:00We have some breaking news coming for you within the story, the Karnataka killer stampede that

00:05took place in Bengaluru. Now, cops hunt down RCB bash event organizers. Cops have arrested the

00:11RCB marketing head, Nikhil Sosale. Nikhil arrested while leaving for Mumbai is what we are picking

00:18up. Event management co-DNA staffers detained as well. DNA staffers being grilled by the cops at

00:26this given point of time. Karnataka Cricket Association Secretary Shankar and Treasurer

00:31Jairam seem to be absconding. Police reached their houses as well, but could not find them. These

00:38are the latest details in terms of action being taken within the Karnataka stampede case that we

00:46have been following. Now, Anaga Kesav joins us from Bengaluru at this given point to throw some more

00:52light. Anaga, very good morning to you. What are you picking up from the ground with regards to

00:57these very developments at this point?

01:03Well, good morning to you as well. In fact, RCB's marketing head, Nikhil Sosale, has been arrested

01:08by the police while he was at the Mumbai airport. He was flying out and that's when Nikhil Sosale has

01:14been arrested by the police. In Bengaluru, we have the DNA Entertainment Network's staff members also

01:20being grilled by Bengaluru's Sheshadaripuram police. I just want to read out a few names.

01:24Three staff members from DNA, Kiran Sumant and Sunil Matthew, have been detailed by the police.

01:30In fact, the interrogation is underway at the Kabban Park police station. We believe

01:34Sheshadaripuram ACP Prakash is interrogating them. In fact, remember yesterday, FIR was filed against the

01:41RCB team, the same DNA networks, the Cricket Association and few others, you know, over,

01:47you know, putting the lives of acts of people at risk. And now we have the DNA members being

01:52grilled by the Bengaluru police. Nikhil Sosale, who's the RCB's marketing head, being arrested by

01:57the police. And in fact, you know, even the Cricket Association members, when the police went to their

02:03home to arrest them, we believe they've absconded from the spot. They're not really there. Mr. Jairam and

02:09Shankar, who are the top office bearers of Karnataka's Cricket Association, cases have been booked

02:15against that association. At the moment, they're absconding. But very soon, we believe that the

02:20police will be catching hold of them as well. Right, Anika, so at this given point, I would say

02:26it looks like the blame has completely been shifted to the Cricket Association as well as the RCB.

02:34Well, that's right. In fact, you know, all these days we had the blame game take place. One, you know,

02:45one passing the blame on the other. In fact, yesterday, the government has suspended Bengaluru's

02:50top police commissioner, B. Dayanand, along with DCP Central and IPS officers and, you know, ACPs as well.

02:58You know, a lot of police officers have also been suspended out of dereliction of duty. In fact,

03:04we're reporting from outside Home Minister's house. The new police commissioner, Simant Kumar,

03:08came here and met with Home Minister Parameshwar. That's the action that's taken by the government

03:12suspension of police officers. But many questions have been raised as to whether the police became

03:18the scapegoats at the end of the day. Because remember, police had not given green signal for the

03:22victory parade or for the celebrations. The police had given a strict no, but we believe,

03:27in written form, it wasn't given. It was RCB team that jumped the gun and tweeted the next day.

03:33So that's why a lot of, you know, support is growing louder for B. Dayanand, the former

03:38Bangalore police commissioner, saying that at the end of the day, the ministers have escaped,

03:43you know, those who are in power have escaped. But the police officer have become scapegoats,

03:48despite refusing to give a go-ahead for the victory parade. That's the kind of support calls

03:54growing louder for police officers condemning their suspension. Calls are, in fact, growing louder

04:00to, you know, for those who are in power to, you know, to take accountability of this.

04:05Right. Absolutely. It seems like at this given point, the other stakeholders have completely,

04:10you're also responsible for this entire situation, having panned out, have been completely absolved

04:15of any blame or accountability. Thank you so much for bringing us all those details.

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