The families of the IPS officer and the computer commissioner compete in seats in Chinnaswamy

An intense IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium took an unexpected turn off the field as a seat dispute in the elite Diamond hospitality box led to a heated altercation between the families of two senior government officials—an IPS officer and an Income Tax commissioner.

According to a report by the Times of India, the incident unfolded when the IPS officer’s daughter momentarily stepped away from her seat, leaving her purse behind to indicate it was occupied. During her absence, a man—later identified as a member of the I-T commissioner’s family—reportedly took her place.

Upon noticing this, the daughter’s brother requested the man to vacate the seat, but he refused, sparking an argument. Tensions escalated further when the daughter returned, and the man was joined by his wife, the Income Tax official, along with their son. The heated verbal exchange soon turned into a full-blown confrontation, adding an unexpected layer of drama to the high-profile match.

A senior police officer said, “The daughter stepped away to use the washroom, leaving her purse on the seat to indicate it was occupied. That is when a man came and occupied her seat. When the brother told him to vacate as his sister was all set to return, the man did not budge and an argument broke out between the two. Soon, the sister joined her brother, while the man was joined by his wife, the income tax official, and their son. The argument intensified with each hurling abuse at the other. At one point, the confrontation between the IPS officer’s daughter and the man almost went out of control as the man was arguing in her face,”

In her complaint, she accused the man of making “unwelcome physical contact” and “intruding on her (daughter’s) privacy with an intention to offend her.” She also stated they had visual proof of the incident, recorded by the couple’s son on his phone.