New Delhi, July 2 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Ombudsman Justice (Retd) Arun Mishra has directed the Indian Premier League 2025 winners Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to file their respective written replies on the complaint alleging gross negligence and violation of safety norms by the franchise during the victory celebration in Bengaluru last month which led to a stampede.

On June 4, 11 people died, over 50 were injured during the stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's victory celebrations as Police were short of means to control the increasing crowd.

The directives from the ombudsman come after senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar, who was among four suspe...