Complaint against Virat Kohli over stampede during RCB’s celebration in Bengaluru

A complaint was filed on Friday against cricketer Virat Kohli in connection with the stampede at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed the lives of 11 people on June 4.

In his complaint, social activist HM Venkatesh has held Virat Kohli responsible for the stampede during the celebrations of RCB’s first-ever IPL victory, according to news agency ANI. However, no FIR has been registered on his complaint yet.

The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium after a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team’s IPL victory celebrations.

According to Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said the venue could not handle the size of the crowd, adding that the stadium’s capacity was 35,000 but 2 to 3 lakh people had turned up for the celebrations.

The state government has appointed a one-member inquiry commission led by retired High Court judge Justice John Michael D’Cunha to investigate the tragedy.

Meanwhile, four persons have been arrested in connection the stampede. These include Nikhil Sosale (marketing and Revenue Head of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Sunil Mathew (Vice President, Business Affairs), Kiran Kumar (Senior Event Manager) and Sumanth (Ticketing Operations Lead) from DNA Entertainment Private Limited.

All four persons have been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the order of the 14 ACMM court.