Social activist H.M. venkatesh has filed a complaint against cricketer virat kohli on friday in connection with the incident of 11 people dying in a stampede during the royal challengers Bangalore team's IPL victory celebration held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on june 4. The complaint alleges that kohli is responsible for the accident. However, no FIR has been registered against him directly so far. In this regard, the police have said that Venkatesh's complaint will be considered as part of the already registered FIR. That is, Virat Kohli's name has not been included. Rather, his name will be included in a part of the complaint. Therefore, kohli will not be considered a criminal. Therefore, there is no chance of arresting kohli or directly interrogating him at the moment. The stampede occurred as an estimated 2-3 lakh people gathered outside the stadium to celebrate RCB's victory (the stadium's capacity is only 35,000).
Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah has appointed a one-man inquiry commission headed by retired high court judge john Michael D'Cunha into the tragedy. Four people have been arrested and sent to 14 days judicial custody in connection with the stampede. They are RCB's head of marketing and revenue Nikhil Sosale, vice-president of commercial affairs sunil Mathew, senior event manager kiran kumar and event organizer dna Entertainment Pvt Ltd's head of ticket operations Sumanth. Nikhil Sosale has filed a petition in the karnataka high court challenging his arrest. Bengaluru fan death incident. RCB executive, among others, arrested virat kohli and the RCB team has expressed deep sorrow over the incident. kohli said he was "utterly devastated" and "completely devastated". An official statement from RCB said that the families of the eleven deceased would be given ₹10 lakh each and an "RCB Cares" fund would be set up to support the injured fans.
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Sowmiya Sriram

07/06/2025 09:58 AM