BIPIN DANI
Nepal's 22-year-old bowler who has been charged for raping a minor girl has been given a bail, it is confirmed.
Speaking exclusively over the telephone from Kathmandu, the president (Chatur Bahadur Chand) and the secretary (Prashant Malla) of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), revealed, "Sandeep has been granted a bail in this case by High Court Patan in Kathmandu for a surety of Nepali rupees 20 lacs".
"The bail is a partial relief but has been a great relief to him and his family. Sandeep was frustrated in the jail and everyone was awaiting this relief".
Sandeep Lamichhane had been taken into custody on October 6 last year 2022 by police in Kathmandu in response to the arrest warrant that had been issued in his name over an alleged case of coercion / rape.
This reporter can confirm the girl, whose name is Barsha Dangal and her claim of being a minor is challenged.
Sandeep has been suspended by the CAN and it will not be until he is proven innocent.
In another development in Australia, the Sri Lankan cricketer, Danushka Gunathilaka, who is also charged for the same offence and was bailed earlier is not yet freed. His case on Thursday was adjourned to February 23.
