Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede: Who Are Four RCB, DNA Officials Arrested By Bengaluru Police
DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt Ltd: Following the death of 11 people in a stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL 2025 victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on June 4, the Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested four officials, including the marketing head of the franchise.
The Bengaluru police on Friday arrested RCB’s Marketing and Revenue head Nikhil Sosale who was waiting to board a flight to Mumbai from the Kempegowda International Airport. The police also arrested Kiran Kumar (Senior Event Manager) and Sunil Mathew (Vice President - Business Affairs), who were working for DNA Entertainment Network, the event management company in charge of the victory celebrations.
Sosale has been RCB’s marketing and revenue head for over two years now. Apart from his IPL commitments, he also leads the brand and business endeavours of RCB in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Sosale was originally employed by Diageo India, the current operator of United Spirits Limited (USL), which owns RCB after Vijay Mallya’s exit. Read More...
