Bengaluru stampede case: Who is Nikhil Sosale, the RCB official arrested by police | Cricket News

Nikhil Sosale (proper) in a photograph that includes Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Sosale has been arrested by native police in the Bengaluru stampede case.

The Bengaluru Police have arrested Nikhil Sosale, advertising and marketing head for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Diageo India, and three others from DNA Entertainment Networks on Friday morning in reference to the stampede that occurred throughout RCB’s IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday. RCB’s maiden IPL title celebrations turned tragic leading to 11 deaths and 75 injured.The arrests passed off following instructions from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who known as for motion towards officers from RCB, DNA Entertainment, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). Sosale was taken into custody at Bengaluru airport whereas making an attempt to journey to Mumbai.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Three workers members from DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd have been detained by the police as a part of the ongoing investigation into the tragic incident. They’ve been recognized as Sunil Mathew (director and vice chairman), Sumatnth (DNA ticketing official) and Kiran Kumar (supervisor).The state authorities has suspended a number of prime police officers, together with Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda. A one-man judicial fee, headed by retired Karnataka High Court choose Justice Michael D’Cunha, has been established to research the case inside 30 days.

The stampede occurred exterior the M Chinnaswamy Stadium throughout celebrations following RCB’s first-ever IPL championship victory towards Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The tragedy unfolded throughout a victory parade that was initially denied permission by the Bengaluru Police.Despite the preliminary denial, RCB introduced on social media at 3 PM that the parade would proceed from Vidhana Soudha to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium at 5pm. The franchise has confronted criticism for persevering with celebrations inside the stadium whereas the stampede occurred exterior.Who is Nikhil Sosale?

Security personnel attempt to handle the crowd of followers gathered for the felicitation of IPL 2025 profitable Royal Challengers Bengaluru group in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI)

Nikhil Sosale has been intently related to RCB since its early years. According to his LinkedIn profile, he leads the design, technique, and supply of the enterprise and advertising and marketing facet of the main model and business program in the IPL. He holds a Double Major in Business from James Cook University, which he accomplished between 2008 and 2010.Sosale has been a visual presence at RCB video games all through the 2025 season, typically seen sitting with Virat Kohli’s spouse Anushka Sharma in the stands. He maintains a personal Instagram profile with 637 followers, which each Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma comply with.He is married to Malvika Nayak, who heads the enterprise improvement and partnerships division at Innoz Technologies Pvt.Ltd.In response to the tragedy, RCB had introduced monetary assist for all 11 households who misplaced members in the stampede. The franchise has additionally established an ‘RCB Cares’ fund to assist the people who had been injured in the incident.The Cubbon Park police registered a suo-motu case towards the accused — (Accused No. 1) RCB franchise, (accused No. 2) DNA Entertainment, and (accused No. 3) KSCA administrative committee. FIR was booked underneath varied sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with 105 (punishment for culpable murder not amounting to homicide), 115 (voluntarily inflicting harm), 118 (voluntarily inflicting harm or grievous harm by harmful weapons or means), 190 (each member of illegal meeting responsible of offence dedicated in prosecution of frequent object), 132 (assault or legal pressure to discourage public servant from discharge of his obligation), and 125 (act endangering life or private security of others).A second FIR was registered based mostly on the grievance of Rolongumes, who was injured in the incident, underneath the BNS part 125 A (act endangering life or private security of others).