Kathmandu, Nepal’s star cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane’s troubles are not taking the name of ending. The Kathmandu district court on Friday ordered Sandeep to be sent to judicial custody till the final hearing in the rape case of a minor. Let us inform that the preliminary hearing of this case will be held after the completion of the bail hearing in the Kathmandu District Court.
The police have demanded a 12-year jail term for Lamichhane in this case. But, from day one, Lamichhane pleads innocent, calling it a ploy to defame and affect his growing career.
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On 6 September, a 17-year-old girl filed a complaint alleging rape against the then captain of the Nepal national cricket team, Sandeep Lamichhane. Two days after the formal complaint, Kathmandu police received an arrest warrant against him. On the same day, the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) suspended Lamichhane from the team. The next day, Lamichhane announced his departure from the CPL team. Also said that he will return home soon.
On September 11, the immigration department blacklisted rape-accused cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane so that the police could arrest him as soon as he entered the country. On September 25, after nearly two weeks of silence, Sandeep said he was in isolation to deal with the tension, but would return to defend the case.
The next day, Nepal Police circulates a diffusion notice to all members of Interpol, asking for help in arresting Lamichhane. After which on 6 October, as soon as Lamichhane reached Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, from where he was immediately arrested. On October 10, the court sent him on remand for seven days. After this, the court again extended the remand for five days. At the same time, the remand was extended for four days on 19 October and two days on 23 October. Subsequently, the public prosecutor’s office filed a suit against Sandeep Lamichhane, seeking a jail term of 10 to 12 years.
Nepalese cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has been accused of raping a 17-year-old girl. The minor girl has filed a complaint against Sandeep in the Gaushala Mahanagar Police Circle. The minor girl alleged that the cricketer raped her in a hotel in the month of August. 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.