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.

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 complaint was lodged by HM Venkatesh, a resident of Karnataka's Shivamogga district, at Bengaluru's Cubbon Park police station, which is near to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.