RCB victory tragedy: Police toothless, made to do state’s bidding

The RCB victory celebrations turned into mourning and anger against all actors concerned — the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), RCB team and event management company DNA, state government and Bengaluru police. Now, each one is finding fault with the others for the tragedy. But since the state government's writ runs, it has lodged an FIR against the KSCA, arrested cricket officials and suspended the Bengaluru Commissioner of Police and a few other police officers for not managing the crowd properly, thereby absolving itself of any fault. It has also announced an inquiry into the matter by a retired high court judge. This, notwithstanding the fact that both the CM and Deputy CM were part of the celebrations at the Vidhan Soudha. The Karnataka High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the matter and asked some tough questions to the government. The RCB has moved the HC, saying that the FIR against it be quashed.