Bengaluru, July 19 -- The Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, on Saturday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to hand over the investigation into the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

The stampede on 4th June led to the death of 11 people, while 56 were injured as people thronged to participate in the Royal Challenger Bengaluru (RCB) team's IPL victory celebrations.

"This case is a 'black spot' in the history of Karnataka sports. There has been an accusation-counter-accusation between the police and the state government on this issue," Ashoka shared in a letter on X.

"It is reported in the media that the stampede happened because of the failure of ...