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.

Activist HM Venkatesh in his case alleged Virat Kohli promoted “gambling through IPL,” which incited the crowd and led to the tragedy.

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.