Bengaluru: A complaint has been filed against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star player Virat Kohli in connection with the stampede that occurred outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the team’s IPL victory celebrations.

The incident, which occurred during the team's IPL victory event, led to the deaths of 11 people and left several others injured, raising serious concerns over crowd management and accountability.

An FIR had already been registered at Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park police station against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and DNA Networks, the event organiser. Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the case.

On Friday, the Real Fighters Forum demanded that an FIR be filed against Kohli as well, alleging that his involvement in promoting and participating in the event contributed to the chaos. HM Venkatesh, representing the forum, has formally submitted a complaint against Kohli.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.