US EditionBengaluru Stampede: Police Complaint Against Virat Kohli for ‘Promoting Gambling Through IPL, Inciting Massive Crowd’
- A stampede near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 3 resulted in 11 fatalities and 56 injuries during celebrations for RCB's Indian Premier League championship.
- The stampede followed RCB's maiden IPL title win on June 3 in Ahmedabad, which led thousands to gather for celebrations at the home venue.
- Bengaluru police registered an FIR on June 5 against RCB, KSCA, and event manager DNA Entertainment for culpable homicide and other charges and arrested four officials.
- Social activist HM Venkatesh filed a complaint against Virat Kohli, accusing him of promoting gambling through the IPL and allegedly encouraging large gatherings that resulted in the stampede.
- The Karnataka High Court issued a temporary order protecting KSCA officials from coercive measures while hearing their petition to dismiss the FIR, and postponed the hearing until June 9 amid ongoing investigations.
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Bengaluru stampede: Police complaint against Virat Kohli for ‘promoting gambling through IPL, inciting massive crowd’
In the complaint, a social activist has accused Virat Kohli of promoting what he described as ‘gambling through IPL’, alleging it incited the massive crowd that led to the tragedy. The activist further alleged that the IPL is ‘not a sport but a gambling that has contaminated the game of cricket.’
Bengaluru Stampede: Activist Lodges Police Complaint Against Virat Kohli
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The complainant, social activist HM Venkatesh, accused Kohli of promoting what he described as "gambling through IPL," alleging it incited the massive crowd that led to the tragedy. India News | Bengaluru Stampede: Activist Lodges Police Complaint Against Virat Kohli.
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Police complaint lodged against Virat Kohli over Bengaluru stampede tragedy
Bengaluru: A police complaint has been lodged against cricketer Virat Kohli on Friday in Bengaluru in connection with the stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium during a felicitation programme for RCB, which claimed 11 lives. The complaint was filed with the Cubbon Park police station by A.M. Venkatesh, representing the Naija Horatagaarara Vedike. The police have accepted the complaint, which seeks action against the celebrity cricketer. Venkatesh wa…
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