New Delhi, June 8 -- Several reports emerged on Sunday, claiming that a Karnataka police official had warned of the risks of holding a felicitation ceremony for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Vidhana Soudha.

Despite the warning, the government went ahead with it on June 4 and held the event in the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The event was first supposed to take place on the grand steps of the state legislative assembly building.

A letter dated June 4, accessed by the Times of India and NDTV, showed that senior police officer MN Karibasavana Gowda had warned of security concerns and flagged it to the Department of Personnel and Administrative reforms (DPAR).

Gowda had reportedly said there was an acute shortage of officers and...