Chinnaswamy Stampede: Cubbon Park walkers’ leader Umesh files complaint over nature damage

Cubbon Park Walkers’ Association president Umesh has lodged a fresh complaint at the Cubbon Park Police Station and submitted evidence, showing damage to the property and plants during the RCB players’ felicitation at Vidhana Soudha. The complaint names RCB, event organiser DNA Entertainment, the Karnataka government, and Chief Secretary, demanding an FIR and accountability.

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According to Umesh, vast areas within the 197-acre park and around the Vidhana Soudha witnessed mass trampling by enthusiastic fans. Ground-level plants were flattened, ornamental trees uprooted, and delicate saplings destroyed. The horticulture department had estimated losses of Rs 25 lakh, but Umesh contends the actual damage amounts to Rs 3-4 crore, taxpayer money now squandered.

He emphasised that RCB and DNA are private entities that blatantly violated conditions set by the state government and the Chinnaswamy authorities, which required protection of public flora. Umesh asserts that these conditions were clearly breached, making the companies and the government jointly responsible for restoration costs.

Crucially, he has provided CD recordings as evidence, demonstrating how massive crowds stormed the park, climbed gates, and crushed plant life. He demands that the RCB, DNA, and government bodies be held financially liable for rejuvenation of the flora. “This was our hard-earned tax money,” Umesh stated, adding that if an FIR is not filed, he will escalate the matter further.

Little thought was given to the environmental cost, Umesh charges, and now park authorities are left scrambling to rehabilitate significant green cover. Unless decisive action is taken, it may set a dangerous precedent around holding large-scale events adjacent to heritage or ecologically sensitive public spaces.