Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has been found guilty of raping a girl.
According to Nepali media reports, Judge Shashar Raj of the single bench of the Kathmandu District Court delivered the verdict on Friday.
In the court decision, Sandeep Lamichhane, the former captain of the Nepali cricket team, was declared guilty of raping the girl. According to the court, the girl was not a minor at the time of the rape. Sandeep Lamichane will be sentenced at the next hearing.
In September last year, a 17-year-old girl filed a complaint against Sandeep, alleging that the cricketer raped her in a hotel room in Kathmandu.
An arrest warrant was issued leading to the sportsman’s arrest at the airport on his return to the country.
On January 12 this year, on a review petition filed by Lamichhane, the High Court ordered the release of the cricketer on a surety bond of Rs 20 lacs. He is currently on bail.
Sandeep Lamichane has also played in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), representing Lahore Qalandars.