Bengaluru, June 6 -- The Karnataka Police on Thursday booked Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and the administrative panel of the state cricket association for culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and assault over the deaths of 11 people ahead of a celebration marking the city team's maiden IPL title a day ago.

Chief minister Siddaramaiah announced a judicial probe and said that five police officers, including the city's top cop B Dayananda, were suspended as anger mounted over the tragic deaths at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday afternoon, and questions swirled about lax arrangements, lack of permission and the role of the marque franchise that allegedly pressed on with a...