Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Kathmandu courtroom after being convicted of rape. According to Kathmandu Post, the Kathmandu District Court introduced the decision on Wednesday after he was confirmed responsible of raping an 18-year-old girl. A single-judge bench additionally imposed a Rs 3,00,000 high-quality on the 23-year-old, moreover ordering him to pay a compensation of Rs 2,00,000 to the sufferer.
Lamichhane’s lawyer Saroj Ghimire was quoted as saying that he “will appeal the decision in a higher court.” In September final yr, an arrest warrant was issued by the Kathmandu police for Lamichhane, resulting in his suspension because the Nepal captain by the Cricket Association of Nepal.
Although he was enjoying within the Caribbean Premier League for Jamaica Tallawahs, the franchise launched him with quick impact, as he returned to Kathmandu, the place he was arrested.
However, Lamichhane pleaded harmless earlier than his arrest and wrote on Facebook that he would “fully cooperate in all stages of the investigation and will fight a legal battle to prove my innocence”, moreover calling it “conspiracy and wrongful allegation”.
Although he was reconsidered for Nepal in the course of the Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series at dwelling final February, he was dropped for the World Cup League 2 tri-series in Dubai later final yr earlier than rejoining the aspect as an damage alternative.
Lamichhane has since performed for Nepal within the ODI World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe final June-July, adopted by the Asia Cup in August-September.
He has scalped over 100 wickets in over 100 white-ball matches for Nepal. He has additionally had a quick stint within the Indian Premier League with Delhi Capitals between 2018-20, bagging 13 wickets in 9 fixtures.
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