Virat Kohli is responsible for Bangalore stampede? Government of Karnataka submitted report to High Court
Bengaluru Stampede: The Karnataka government has presented its status report in the High Court on the fierce stampede at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Karnataka Government Blamed RCB for Bengaluru Stampede: The Government of Karnataka on Thursday presented its status report on the traded stampede at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, in which 11 people died and more than 50 people were injured. In its report, the state government has directly pointed to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchisee to serious negligence and mismanagement.
The report also specially mentioned Virat Kohli’s social media video, encouraging fans to attend the ceremony with free entry.
Government of Karnataka submitted report to High Court
According to the state government, DNA, a company that organized RCB’s victory parade, did not take necessary permission for this event. The information of this parade was given to the police on June 3, but according to the 2009 city rules, the formal permission that should have been taken was not taken. For this reason, the police refused to allow the event.
🚨 RCB Victory Parade: Today at 5 PM IST. !
Victory Parade will be followed by celebrations at the chinnaswamy stadium.
We request all fans to follow guidelines
Free Passes (Limited… pic.twitter.com/rajmxlop5o
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) June 4, 2025
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The report further stated that despite not getting permission from the police, RCB openly promoted the event in Bengaluru. On June 4, the team shared the open invitation of this program on their social media handles (Instagram, Facebook and X). At 8:55 am, Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a video in which Virat Kohli said that the team wants to celebrate its victory with the people of Bangalore and RCB fans.
According to the government report, more than 45 lakh views were received, including four posts posted on social media. This led to more than three lakh people to attend the celebration. But due to the condition of the pass and the preparation of the venue was incomplete at the last minute, there was chaos and there was a stampede situation.
“I’m going to feel the real side of it when we get to Bengaluru Tomorrow and Celebrate this with the City” – Virat Kohli ❤️🙌
King kohli walks into the dressing room with abd, talks about rajat’s Leadership, Jitesh’s Smartness, and the team coming toganer to achieve this… pic.twitter.com/aqly7lhvve
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) June 4, 2025
KSCA and Event Organizer convicted
The report states that RCB management, event organizer and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) have been blamed for the incident. The gates of the stadium were not opened on time and could not coordinate properly, due to which the crowd became uncontrollable. Seven policemen were also injured in this stampede.
