Following a tragic stampede at RCB's victory celebration in Bengaluru, which resulted in eleven fatalities, CM Siddaramaiah swiftly appointed Seemanth Kumar Singh as the new commissioner. Several top police officials, including Commissioner B Dayananda, were suspended with immediate effect due to the incident.
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