Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Thursday evening registered a case of disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant against 40 revellers who gathered on Fergusson College Road late on the night of June 3 after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the IPL final, beating Punjab Kings’ team.Police are yet to ascertain the identities of these revellers.According to the police, the revellers went on dancing, making noise, and blocking Fergusson College Road and the area around Good Luck Chowk.Senior inspector Girisha Nimbalkar of Deccan Gymkhana police station said, “We have registered a suo-motu case against the revellers for celebrating at the chowk after RCB’s win in the IPL final.”Police said the revellers occupied the road’s carriage width all of a sudden and did not allow vehicular movement on the road despite repeated requests from them.“A large number of people gathered at the spot after the match to celebrate RCB’s win. They burst firecrackers in the area packed with people, which could have turned into a tragedy,” Nimbalkar said.Nimbalkar added, “We will study the CCTV cameras, including the AI-based cameras in the Chowk and on FC Road, to trace the revellers. After identifying them, we will call them to the police station for further legal action.”The police said that the decision to file a case against the revellers was taken after the Bengaluru tragedy in which at least 11 people died in a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru while trying to join a felicitation marking RCB’s maiden victory in IPL final.A senior police officer told TOI, “After every cricket final in which either an Indian team or an IPL team wins, a large number of people gather on Fergusson College Road to celebrate the victory. There are indisciplined people who drive their vehicles rashly or burst firecrackers. We want to reduce this nuisance in the future, thus we decided to lodge a complaint.”Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Thursday evening registered a case of disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant against 40 revellers who gathered on Fergusson College Road late on the night of June 3 after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the IPL final, beating Punjab Kings’ team.Police are yet to ascertain the identities of these revellers.According to the police, the revellers went on dancing, making noise, and blocking Fergusson College Road and the area around Good Luck Chowk.Senior inspector Girisha Nimbalkar of Deccan Gymkhana police station said, “We have registered a suo-motu case against the revellers for celebrating at the chowk after RCB’s win in the IPL final.”Police said the revellers occupied the road’s carriage width all of a sudden and did not allow vehicular movement on the road despite repeated requests from them.“A large number of people gathered at the spot after the match to celebrate RCB’s win. They burst firecrackers in the area packed with people, which could have turned into a tragedy,” Nimbalkar said.Nimbalkar added, “We will study the CCTV cameras, including the AI-based cameras in the Chowk and on FC Road, to trace the revellers. After identifying them, we will call them to the police station for further legal action.”The police said that the decision to file a case against the revellers was taken after the Bengaluru tragedy in which at least 11 people died in a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru while trying to join a felicitation marking RCB’s maiden victory in IPL final.A senior police officer told TOI, “After every cricket final in which either an Indian team or an IPL team wins, a large number of people gather on Fergusson College Road to celebrate the victory. There are indisciplined people who drive their vehicles rashly or burst firecrackers. We want to reduce this nuisance in the future, thus we decided to lodge a complaint.”
