Kathmandu: Former Nepal cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane has been arrested for raping a minor girl. Sandeep, who has played IPL, has been detained by the police as soon as he returns home. According to news agency ANI, Sandeep Lamichhane was arrested by the police at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu this morning and taken into their custody. Let us tell you that Sandeep himself had informed through social media that he would return home this morning.
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Actually, Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has been accused of raping him by a 17-year-old girl. The minor girl filed a complaint against Sandeep in the Gaushala Mahanagar Police Circle. In the FIR registered by the police, the minor girl alleged that the cricketer raped her in a hotel in the month of August. According to the case registered with the Gaushala police circle, on August 21, Sandeep allegedly took the girl to various places in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. He raped her the same night in a hotel in Kathmandu.
Nepal | Former Nepali National team captain Sandeep Lamichhane, accused of raping a minor, arrested & taken into custody by police at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu https://t.co/IRkjcPPPvb pic.twitter.com/xF4f1LK0Ol
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2022
At the same time, before returning to his country this morning, Sandeep had informed about his return through social media. He wrote in a post on Facebook, ‘For my sincere commitment to present myself in Nepal, I am landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Qatar Airways at 10:00 am. I am sure that I will get justice and I will return to the cricket field soon for the name and fame of my beloved country and I wish for a speedy trial. I will fully cooperate at all stages of the investigation and will fight the legal battle to prove my innocence. Justice will prevail.
Let us tell you that Sandeep Lamichhane is the first player from Nepal to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made headlines in 2018 by making his debut for the Delhi Capitals franchise.