Overview
- Large crowds poured onto Kurnool streets after Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans, and Sunday night celebrations escalated into vandalism and dangerous driving.
- Police say groups smashed windows of private and state buses near Raj Vihar Centre and removed barricades, creating hazards for passers-by and disrupting traffic.
- After reviewing CCTV and viral social-media videos, Kurnool police identified and arrested 18 people in a raid on Monday night and produced the accused before the 2-Town court.
- A case has been registered at the Kurnool II Town police station for destroying government and private property, and officers have warned that further arrests could follow as inquiries proceed.
- Authorities urged citizens to celebrate peacefully and signalled tighter local enforcement, a reminder that spontaneous post-match gatherings can quickly become public-safety problems when crowd control lapses.