Sandeep Lamichhane suspended from all forms of cricket by Nepal Cricket after case on sexual assault
In latest news, Cricket Nepal has suspended former captain Sandeep Lamichhane from all forms of cricket after his rape conviction.
In latest news, Cricket Nepal has suspended former captain Sandeep Lamichhane from all forms of cricket after his rape conviction. Earlier on Wednesday, the Kathmandu District Court sentenced Lamichhane to eight years in jail for rape.
Nepal Cricket took to their official handle on X (formerly Twitter) to inform about Sandeep Lamichhane’s suspension. They wrote, “We inform you that Sandeep Lamichhane has been suspended from any kind of domestic and international cricket activities as he has been convicted and sentenced.”
The court found Lamichhane guilty of raping a woman identified as Gushala-26 in a hotel in Tilganga on August 21, 2022. The verdict carried not just a hefty jail term but also imposed a Rs 300,000 fine and mandated Rs 200,000 in compensation to the victim, said local media reports.
The legal saga began on September 6, 2022, when the victim filed the rape case against the cricketer. Despite the conviction, the court dismissed her assertion of being a minor at the time of the incident, refusing to acknowledge the birth dates presented in her academic documents.
Subsequent legal battles saw him detained in the Sundhara-based central jail, only to be released on bail on January 13 after a payment of Rs 2 million.
(With inputs from IANS)
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