By Kaif - Jun 06, 2025 02:24 PM
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Police arrested RCB marketing head Nikhil Sosale: Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) celebration of winning the IPL 2025 title turned into grief on Wednesday when at least 11 people died and 50 others were injured in a stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The stampede took place among a huge crowd that had come to watch the Victory Bus Parade just hours after defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the final on Tuesday. Following the incident, four RCB officials, including RCB marketing head Nikhil Sosle, have been detained by the Bangalore Police.
According to the police, Sosle was leaving Bangalore for Mumbai when he was detained from Kempegowda International Airport at around 6.30 am on Friday. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had on Thursday ordered the arrest of RCB representatives after an FIR was lodged against them, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Nikhil Sosle along with three members of event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd have been detained.
Who is Nikhil Sosale?: According to Nikhil Sosale's LinkedIn profile, he was born on August 18, 1986. He has been the marketing head of RCB for almost two years. Sosale is originally an employee of Diageo India, which operates RCB's owner United Spirits Limited (USL). USL became the full-time owner of RCB after former owner Vijay Mallya fled abroad.
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Sosale has also been seen at several places associated with both RCB's men's and women's teams. He was also part of the celebrations when the RCB women's team won the Women's Premier League (WPL) title in 2024. He was also seen with the franchise during the IPL auction. Sosale is a double major from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia.
Having been involved with RCB's marketing and business strategy for several years, it is possible that Sosale had some role in arranging and conducting the bus parade to celebrate RCB's first IPL title win. He is also believed to play a role in the communication between the players and the franchise officials.
He leads the design, strategy and delivery of the business and marketing charter of the RCB brand and commercial programs. The detained RCB officials, including Sosle, are likely to be handed over to the Crime Investigation Department. They are being questioned at the Cubbon Park police station. The FIR regarding the stampede has been registered at the same station. In this FIR, a case has also been registered against RCB, the company organizing the event and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).
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The police have detained three employees of DNA Entertainment Network Pvt Ltd in connection with the stampede investigation. They have been identified as Sunil Mathew (director and vice-president), Sumanth (DNA ticketing officer) and Kiran Kumar (manager). The state government has suspended several top police officials, including Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayanand.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise has announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the 11 fans who died in the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The franchise has said in its statement that apart from compensation to the families of the deceased, a fund called 'RCB Cares' is also being created to help the fans injured in this tragic incident. 11 people were killed and more than 50 were injured in the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
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