Crowd control Bill proposes to auction property of event planner for denial of compensation to injured, dead
The Hindu
Karnataka government proposes new law for crowd control at events after stampede, event planners to pay compensation.
After backlash over the stampede that claimed the lives of 11 cricket fans outside Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, the Karnataka government has proposed to make a new law for crowd control at events and venues of mass gathering.
The draft of the Bill said that the event planner is responsible for paying the compensation to the person injured and to the family member in case of a death. It proposes that the event planner’s property will be auctioned by the government in case of non-payment of the compensation.
A draft of the Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd at Events and Venues of Mass Gathering) Bill, 2025, was discussed in the State Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The draft Bill says, “It is expedient to effectively manage and control crowds at sponsored events and venues of mass gathering pertaining to political rally, jatra, conference etc. in the State.” The content of the Bill is not finalised so far.
However, the draft Bill has proposed to exclude ‘jatra’, ‘rathotsava’, ‘pallakki utsava’, ‘teppada teru’, ‘urs’, and other religious events pertaining to any religion, caste or creed.
It said that the organiser of the event has to apply to the jurisdictional police station with the details of the approximate number of participants. The jurisdictional police station might change the date, time or venue by giving the reasons, it said.
In case of violation of the law, the Bill said the event planner would be punished with imprisonment for a term which would be extended to three years or with a fine of up to ₹5 lakh or both.
Offences of event planners would be not seeking prior permission of the jurisdictional police, death or injury of participants, and stampede at the event. Aiding, abetting or other assistance for committing a crime at an event or venue, too, would be punished, the draft Bill said.
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