Bengaluru, June 5 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, on Thursday, inspected the site of the stampede at the Chinnaswamy stadium. The stampede had killed 11 people and injured several. The Home Minister said that the state government had not asked the Royal Challengers Bangalore or the Karnataka Cricket Association to organise the victory celebrations at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Speaking to the media, Parameshwara said, "We did not request RCB or the KCA, they organised it (the victory celebration). They are the ones who brought the team to Bengaluru. The government also felt it should facilitate this, as it was the Bengaluru team. I feel very sorry that this incident happened."

He said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ord...