Bengaluru stampede: Complaint against Virat Kohli

A complaint was made against Kohli over a stampede during RCB’s victory celebrations in Bengaluru.

A tragic stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory parade a day after the IPL 2025 finals killed 11 people and injured several others. A social activist, HM Venkatesh, has held Virat Kohli responsible for the stampede. However, no FIR has been registered on his complaint yet.

A social activist holds Virat Kohli responsible for the Bengaluru stampede.

On Friday, a complaint was made against cricketer Virat Kohli in connection with the tragic stampede at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed the lives of 11 people and injured around 33 on June 4. In his complaint, social activist HM Venkatesh held Kohli responsible for the incident, as per news agency ANI. However, no FIR has been registered as of now, based on his complaint. The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium after a massive crowd gathered to participate in the RCB team’s IPL victory celebrations.

A one-member inquiry commission to investigate the tragedy.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stated that the venue couldn’t accommodate the size of the crowd and noted that the stadium’s capacity was 35,000, but 2 to 3 lakh people had turned up for the celebrations. The state government has now appointed a one-member inquiry commission led by retired High Court judge Justice John Michael D’Cunha to investigate the tragedy. Meanwhile, four people have been arrested in connection with 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.

Virat Kohli, in an official statement regarding the stampede, said, “At a loss for words. Absolutely gutted.”