Rape-accused cricketer Lamichhane again on Nepal squad
3 min readBy AFP
KATHMANDU: Star Nepalese cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who’s free on bail whereas dealing with rape expenses, will take the pitch on the upcoming World Cup League 2 tri-series, Cricket Nepal has introduced.
Lamichhane is accused of raping a 17-year-old woman in a Kathmandu lodge room final August.
The Cricket Association of Nepal revealed the 22-year-old’s inclusion on the squad for the February 14-21 residence collection in opposition to Namibia and Scotland in a publish on its official Twitter account.
The determination was broadly anticipated after the physique lifted the star spin-bowler’s suspension earlier this month.
“The board had taken disciplinary action against him and suspended him. The new decision to lift the suspension will allow him to play games,” Cricket Association of Nepal president Chatur Bahadur Chand informed AFP on February 1.
A day earlier, Nepal’s lawyer normal had appealed the choice to free Lamichhane on a bond of two million rupees ($15,400). He had been in custody since his October 6 arrest at Kathmandu airport.
“We have asked the Supreme Court to overturn the high court’s decision to release him on bail,” Sanjiv Raj Regmi, a spokesman on the Office of the Attorney General, informed AFP on the time.”
An accused of any legal offence that would result in the jail time period of greater than three years should keep in custody.”
Lamichhane had been a poster boy for the rise of cricket in Nepal, which gained one-day worldwide standing in 2018.
His massive break got here when he was snapped up by the Delhi Capitals for the money-spinning Indian Premier League in 2018, and he has since been Nepal’s most sought-after cricketer.
Authorities issued an arrest warrant in opposition to him in September whereas he was away taking part in within the Caribbean Premier League.
Lamichhane, who has maintained his innocence, was suspended as Nepal’s cricket captain after the arrest warrant was issued.
KATHMANDU: Star Nepalese cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who’s free on bail whereas dealing with rape expenses, will take the pitch on the upcoming World Cup League 2 tri-series, Cricket Nepal has introduced.
Lamichhane is accused of raping a 17-year-old woman in a Kathmandu lodge room final August.
The Cricket Association of Nepal revealed the 22-year-old’s inclusion on the squad for the February 14-21 residence collection in opposition to Namibia and Scotland in a publish on its official Twitter account.
The determination was broadly anticipated after the physique lifted the star spin-bowler’s suspension earlier this month.
“The board had taken disciplinary action against him and suspended him. The new decision to lift the suspension will allow him to play games,” Cricket Association of Nepal president Chatur Bahadur Chand informed AFP on February 1.
A day earlier, Nepal’s lawyer normal had appealed the choice to free Lamichhane on a bond of two million rupees ($15,400). He had been in custody since his October 6 arrest at Kathmandu airport.
“We have asked the Supreme Court to overturn the high court’s decision to release him on bail,” Sanjiv Raj Regmi, a spokesman on the Office of the Attorney General, informed AFP on the time.”
An accused of any legal offence that would result in the jail time period of greater than three years should keep in custody.”
Lamichhane had been a poster boy for the rise of cricket in Nepal, which gained one-day worldwide standing in 2018.
His massive break got here when he was snapped up by the Delhi Capitals for the money-spinning Indian Premier League in 2018, and he has since been Nepal’s most sought-after cricketer.
Authorities issued an arrest warrant in opposition to him in September whereas he was away taking part in within the Caribbean Premier League.
Lamichhane, who has maintained his innocence, was suspended as Nepal’s cricket captain after the arrest warrant was issued.
