Nepal cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane on Friday denied allegations that he raped a 17-year-old lady and mentioned he would go residence to battle his case. A Nepali court docket has issued an arrest warrant for the 22-year-old, who’s taking part in within the Caribbean Premier League, and he has been suspended from his management place. The teenage lady, alongside together with her guardian, filed a criticism in opposition to the participant earlier this week, alleging that he raped her in a resort room in Kathmandu final month after they met and went out.
In an announcement on his social media channels, Lamichhane wrote: “I am INNOCENT & keep complete belief in the respectable laws of Nepal.
“I’ve determined to take a depart from CPL and return to my nation inside few days.
— Sandeep Lamichhane (@Sandeep25) September 9, 2022
“I am ready to face all these baseless allegations. May justice be served to the innocent & right investigation to be done towards everyone involved.
“Hope the legislation acts equal to everybody.”
Lamichhane is currently playing for Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League being held across the West Indies.
Lamichhane is a poster boy for the rise of cricket in Nepal, which gained one-day international status in 2018 but remains a long way from contesting a World Cup.
The leg-spinner’s big break came when he was snapped up by the Delhi Capitals for the lucrative Indian Premier League in 2018 and he has since been the most sought-after Nepali cricket player in international T20 leagues.
The accusations against him come after the conviction of popular Nepali actor Paul Shah this week for sexual misconduct with a minor.
He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and ordered to pay his victim compensation.
About 2,300 rape cases were reported in Nepal in the last fiscal year, according to police, but rights workers say many more assaults go unreported.
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Only a handful of women in Nepal spoke out during the #MeToo movement, and the accused have faced little or no repercussions over the allegations.
In May, hundreds protested in Kathmandu for tougher laws and enforcement in cases of sexual violence after an aspiring model posted a series of TikTok videos detailing abuse when she was a teenager.
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