An FIR has been registered towards two individuals for allegedly tampering with the CCTV surveillance system on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on the day of the RCB vs GT IPL 2026 match on April 24, police mentioned on Monday.
The accused, recognized as Manjunath (37) and Abdul Kalam (19), allegedly entered the stadium with out legitimate authorisation, reportedly by misusing a deactivated entry card, and tampered with essential surveillance infrastructure, they mentioned.
The grievance was lodged by Aditya Bhat of Staqu Applied sciences Pvt Ltd, which offers AI-driven surveillance help throughout match days, police mentioned.
In keeping with the FIR, greater than 240 cameras went offline on the morning of the match.
The 2, mentioned to be related to subcontractor IVS Digital Options, allegedly broken Community Video Recorder (NVR) methods and optical fibre connections, disrupting surveillance protection in key safety zones, together with entry gates and perimeter areas.
The accused allegedly entered the CCTV room with out correct entry and later moved to a junction field close to the parking space, the place fibre connections have been broken, the FIR acknowledged.
The alleged sabotage affected the provision of surveillance feeds required by police personnel deployed for match safety, it added.
A senior police officer mentioned that on the morning of April 24, at round 11.30am, the 2 staff, working beneath a sub-vendor offering digital providers throughout match days, carried out the act.
In keeping with him, the accused duo broken CCTV fibre connections and a video recorder. The problem was detected and rectified inside an hour.
Preliminary investigation means that the 2 staff could have had a private grudge towards the corporate, presumably associated to pending funds, which can have led them to commit the act, he mentioned.
“Each accused have been recognized, and additional motion will likely be taken quickly. All CCTVs have been restored inside an hour, and the disruption didn’t affect match proceedings,” he added.
Printed on Apr 27, 2026