{"id":404861,"date":"2023-12-29T14:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/29\/nepal-cricketer-sandeep-lamichhane-convicted-of-raping-a-minor-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:45:40","slug":"nepal-cricketer-sandeep-lamichhane-convicted-of-raping-a-minor-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/29\/nepal-cricketer-sandeep-lamichhane-convicted-of-raping-a-minor-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane convicted of raping a minor | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106385700,imgsize-32026.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Nepal&#8217;s former national <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cricket<\/a> team captain <!-- -->Sandeep Lamichhane<!-- --> was on Friday convicted by a court in Kathmandu for the rape of a minor.<br \/>Earlier in January this year, Lamichhane was released by the court after being arrested over allegations from a 17-year-old girl, claiming the cricketer assaulted her in a hotel room in Kathmandu. <br \/>The 23-year-old Lamichhane stands as Nepal&#8217;s most prominent cricketer and is the first-ever player from from the country to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Lamichhane made his <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPL<\/a> debut with the Delhi Capitals franchise in 2018.<br \/>Judge Shishir Raj Dhakal, presiding over a single bench, delivered the verdict on Friday following the completion of the final hearings that commenced the previous Sunday, according to the Kathmandu Post.<br \/>The Kathmandu District Court on Friday convicted Lamichhane of rape.<br \/>The next hearing will determine the jail term for the senior member of the national team, the report said.<br \/>Lamichhne is currently out on bail. On January 12, the Patan High Court ordered the release of the cricketer. Responding to a review petition filed by Lamichhane, a joint bench of judges Dhruva Raj Nanda and Ramesh Dahal ordered Lamichhane&#8217;s release on a bail bond of Rs 2 million with conditions.<br \/>The Kathmandu District Court on November 4, 2022, had passed the order to send Lamichhane to the Sundhara-based central jail after a detention hearing. Lamichhane had moved the high court challenging the order.<br \/>The Kathmandu District Attorney&#8217;s Office filed a case against Lamichhane accusing him of raping the girl on August 21.<br \/>The minor had filed a case against the cricketer on September 6 at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala.<br \/>Nepal Police arrested him on October 6 at Tribhuvan International Airport on his return from Trinidad &amp; Tobago where he played in the Caribbean Premier League.<br \/>Through the chargesheet, the district attorney had demanded compensation from Lamichhane for the victim&#8217;s alleged physical and mental torture. After the charge sheet was filed, Lamichhane&#8217;s bank account and property were frozen.<br \/>A wily leg-spinner, armed with a vicious googly, he was a much sought-after cricketer in other big-ticket T20 leagues around the world, including the Big Bash League (<!-- -->BBL<!-- -->) in Australia, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the CPL.<br \/>The prodigiously gifted cricketer holds the record for the world&#8217;s second-fastest bowler to capture 50 ODI wickets and the third-fastest to race to 50 T20I wickets. Lamichhane&#8217;s last international appearance came in August this year when he played against Kenya in a T20I encounter. <br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 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