Who Is Nikhil Sosale? RCB Marketing Head Taken Into Custody for Bengaluru Tragedy
- At least 11 people lost their lives and 47 others sustained injuries in a crowd crush near Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL victory celebration.
- The stampede occurred after a bus parade organized despite denial of permission by city authorities, with an estimated crowd of around three lakh people exceeding security arrangements.
- Nikhil Sosale, RCB's marketing head, was arrested early on June 6 at Bengaluru airport for his alleged role in planning and promoting the unauthorized parade, along with three others from DNA Entertainment.
- An FIR filed on June 5 charges the organizers with criminal negligence for inadequate crowd control measures and insufficient barricading, naming RCB as the primary accused; additionally, Rs 10 lakh has been pledged for each family of the deceased.
- Following the incident, senior police officials were suspended and a one-person commission was appointed to investigate, while legal proceedings continue amid ongoing inquiries tied to the tragedy.
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Bengaluru Stampede: Police Arrests 4 RCB, Event Management Officials; Karnataka Govt 'Relieves' CM's Political Secretary
Opposition BJP and JD(S) in Karnataka on Friday jointly lashed out at the Congress government for making police officers the "scapegoat" for the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
·New Delhi, India
Read Full ArticleWho is Nikhil Sosale, RCB marketing head arrested in Bengaluru stampede case?
At least 11 people were killed and 47 injured in a stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday during celebrations of RCB's IPL win. Now, Nikhil Sosale, who oversees marketing and revenue at the club has been arrested in connection with the incident. Police say his arrest relates to his alleged role in planning and promoting the RCB victory parade, which led to the deadly stampede
·Mumbai, India
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