India, June 6 -- Amid a series of official suspensions in the wake of the tragic stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Intelligence, Hemant Nimbalkar, has been transferred, official sources said on Friday.

"He (Nimbalkar) has been transferred, order is awaited," official sources told the PTI news agency.

The transfer comes amid rising criticism over lapses in crowd management and intelligence that led to Wednesday's chaos during an RCB victory event, in which 11 people lost their lives.

Earlier, chief minister Siddaramaiah conceded that there was an intelligence failure in connection with the stampede incident. "No decision has been made yet about what action to take i...