New Delhi, July 17 -- The Karnataka government, represented by senior advocate PS Rajagopal in the high court on Thursday, defended the suspension of ACP Vikash Kumar in the wake of Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede that left 11 people dead.

The Karnataka High Court bench of Justices SG Pandit and TM Nadaf was hearing the appeals challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) order revoking the suspension of ACP Vikash Kumar.

The suspension order was issued on June 5, a day after nearly 2.5 lakh g Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans gathered in and around the Chinnaswamy Stadium for victory celebrations of the RCB maiden IPL trophy-winning campaign. The incident left 11 dead and 56 injured.

Rajagopal told the high court during t...