A complaint has been filed against cricketer Virat Kohli, a member of the RCB squad, at Bengaluru's Cubbon Park Police Station over the June 4 stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium, which left 11 dead and dozens injured.

The complainant, social activist HM Venkatesh, alleged Kohli was promoting “gambling through IPL,” claiming it incited the large crowd that triggered the tragedy.

What police said about Virat Kohli

Police, quoted by news agency ANI, said the complaint against Kohli would be considered under the existing case and reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident.

In his complaint, social activist HM Venkatesh claimed the Indian Premier League (IPL) is “not a sport but a gambling that has contaminated the game of cricket.”

“Virat Kohli of the Bangalore RCB team is the most prominent among those who participated in such gambling and incited people to gather in a specific place and caused this tragedy. Therefore, we request you to please make Virat Kohli and his team members accused in the FIR of this tragedy and take action,” Venkatesh said in his complaint

Source : Hindustan Times