In a shocking turn of events, two Australian women’s cricketers were allegedly molested by a man named Aqeel Khan in Indore en route to their walk to a cafe. The police have arrested the accused, who also has a prior criminal record.
The Australian women’s team is currently in Indore, where they played England on Wednesday and will play South Africa on Saturday for their last league stage match. They are staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel.
According to a PTI, the incident happened on Thursday morning at Khajrana Road when two Australian women’s team players were going from their hotel to a cafe.
The accused touched one Australian women player inappropriately, says Sub-Inspector Nidhi Raghuvanshi
In the aftermath of the incident, the duo immediately sent an SOS notification, and the security personnel were quick to arrive at the scene.
The Australian team’s security manager then promptly filed a complaint at the MIG police station by Thursday evening. The Indore police took the case as a priority and proceeded to track down the security video cameras of the area where the incident happened.
As per PTI, Himani Mishra, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Indore, met the two Aussie players, registered their statements, and filed the FIR against the said man under Section 74 (use of criminal force to outrage a woman’s modesty) and Section 78 (stalking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The accused was quickly identified through the security video footage. He was on a bike, and the police tracked him down through his bike’s number plate. The police identified him as Aqeel Khan.
Sub-Inspector Nidhi Raghuvanshi revealed some of the details of the incident—that a man allegedly touched one of the Australian women cricketers inappropriately while riding his bike and rode away swiftly.
“Khan has prior criminal cases registered against him, and an investigation is ongoing,” the police said.
Unbeaten Australia favorites ahead of ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 knockouts
Meanwhile, talking about the on-field activity, Alyssa Healy’s Australian women’s team has qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 and is the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far.
They will face the Protea women on Saturday in Indore, with the winner finishing the league stage at the top of the points table.
The semi-finals will be played later this week on Wednesday and Thursday in Guwahati and Navi Mumbai, respectively, with the final slated for Sunday in Navi Mumbai.
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