The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has sought a response from the Karnataka government regarding the suspension of senior IPS officer Vikas Kumar Vikas (IPS:2004:KN), who was suspended following the June 4 stampede in Bengaluru that left 11 people dead and several injured.
The tribunal has asked the state government to explain the grounds and rationale for the suspension of the officer, who was serving as Additional Commissioner of Police (West), Bengaluru, at the time of the incident.
Vikas was among five senior officers suspended by the government, including Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda (IPS:1994:KN), the day after the tragedy at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The stampede occurred during a celebration following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) historic IPL title win on June 3. Vikas was reportedly in charge of stadium security.
The abrupt suspension of the city’s police leadership has raised concerns both within the police department and among the public. Many have questioned the lack of a preliminary inquiry and argued that responsibility was pinned on officers without a proper probe.
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