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Bengaluru Stampede Fallout: Complaint Filed Against Virat Kohli Amid Rising Outrage

After the tragic stampede during RCB’s victory celebration in Bengaluru, a police complaint has now been filed against star cricketer Virat Kohli, escalating the controversy.

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Published: 07 Jun 2025, 04:21 AM
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Updated: 04 Dec 2025, 05:33 PM

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Bengaluru Stampede Fallout: Complaint Filed Against Virat Kohli Amid Rising Outrage

Bengaluru: A complaint has been lodged at the Cubbon Park Police Station against Indian cricketer and IPL 2025 winner Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) member Virat Kohli in the stampede case outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. This complaint has been lodged by senior social worker H.M. Venkatesh.


The matter will be investigated


In response, the police have issued a clarification saying that the complaint will be considered under the already registered case and it will be investigated during the ongoing investigation. On Thursday, a felicitation ceremony was organized for RCB at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The ceremony was going on inside the stadium but a stampede broke out outside the stadium, killing 11 people and injuring 33 others.


In this case, Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested four officials including the marketing head of the franchise.


Who complained?


It is being claimed that a social worker has filed a complaint at the Cubbon Park Police Station, demanding that Virat Kohli be made the main accused in the case. The police accepted the complaint and said that an FIR has already been registered in connection with the stampede and his letter will be investigated.


Nikhil Sosale arrested


The Bengaluru Police arrested RCB's marketing and revenue head Nikhil Sosale, who was waiting to fly to Mumbai from Kempegowda International Airport. The police also arrested Kiran Kumar (Senior Event Manager) and Sunil Mathew (Vice President - Business Affairs), who were working for DNA Entertainment Network, the event management company in charge of the victory celebrations.

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