India, June 10 -- In one of his first public comments since taking over as Bengaluru's police commissioner in the aftermath of the tragic Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, Seemanth Kumar Singh has vowed that such an incident "will not be repeated" under his watch.

Speaking to News18 in an exclusive interview, Singh, who replaced B Dayananda after the latter was suspended along with other senior police officials, said the police force is on high alert and determined to restore public confidence.

"Every day is a learning lesson for the police. This was a very serious incident, and we have to pull up our socks," Singh told the publication. "All officers have been alerted and sensitised. In future, nothing like this will be repeated."

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