NEW DELHI: Seemanth Kumar Singh was appointed new commissioner of Bengaluru after CM Siddaramaiah took action against top cops following the Bengaluru stampede that claimed eleven lives.Earlier in the day, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah suspended Additional Director General and Commissioner of Police B Dayananda, along with several other police officers, with immediate effect. The decision was taken following the stampede in front of Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB’s victory celebrations, where eleven people died and more than 50 were injured. He also ordered arrest of the representatives of RCB, event managers of DNA, the event management company, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA)The suspension of top officials include C Balakrishna, ACP, Vikash Kumar Vikash, Inspector General & Additional Commissioner of Police, West, Bengaluru City; and Shekar H Tekkannavar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Division, Bengaluru City and A K Girish, Police Inspector, Cubbon Park Police Station.Addressing reporters after the cabinet meeting, the CM said he instructed the DGP and IGP of the state to immediately arrest the representatives of RCB, DNA event managers and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in connection with the stampede incident, as prima facie there is “irresponsibility” and “carelessness” on their part and FIR has also been registered.
