Horror in Madhya Pradesh: Aussie women cricketers stalked, molested

Two Australian women cricketers taking part in the ICC Womenrsquos Cricket World Cup were allegedly stalked and one of them was molested by a motorcycleborne man in Madhya Pradeshrsquos Indore police said on SaturdayThe police on Friday arrested the man involved in the incident on Thursday morning SubInspector Nidhi Raghuvanshi said that the two cricketers had stepped out of their hotel and were walking towards a cafeacute when a man on a motorcycle started following them He allegedly touched one of them inappropriately and rode off she saidAccording to the FIR the duo contacted their team security officer Danny Simmons and shared their live location with him and he then passed it on to the local security liaison officer Based on this the police team was able to reach the spot immediately A first information report was registered under section 74 use of criminal force to outrage a womanrsquos modesty and 78 stalking of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNSKunal GhoshRaghuvanshi said that a bystander noted the suspectrsquos motorcycle number based on which the accused Akil Khan was apprehended ldquoKhan has prior criminal cases registered against him and an investigation is on in the caserdquo she addedThe Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association MPCA in a statement said ldquoNo woman should ever have to endure such trauma and our thoughts and support are with those impacted by this distressing incident This unfortunate event has deeply affected everyone from MPCA who cherishes the values of respect safety and dignity of womenrdquoldquoIt is truly inspiring to see the players rise above this painful experience and continue to compete with courage and determination carrying the pride of their nation on their shoulders in the match against South AfricardquoThe Trinamool Congress state general secretary Kunal Ghosh emphasised that the incident took place in a BJPled MP adding ldquoMind this happens during the doubleengine government rule It has lowered our heads before the entire worldrdquo Meanwhile State Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya termed it as shameful and said strict action should be taken against those involved ldquoThis is a matter concerning the countryrsquos prestige and honourrdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever