Australian cricketers brazenly hounded off the pitch in Indore

Bike-borne man arrested for stalking, molesting

- MPOST BUREAU

Two Australian women cricketers, taking part in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, were allegedly stalked, and one of them was molested by a motorcycle-borne man in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, police said on Saturday.

The police on Friday arrested the man involved in the incident that occurred in the Khajrana Road area on Thursday morning, an official said.

Sub-Inspector Nidhi Raghuvanshi said that the two cricketers had stepped out of their hotel and were walking towards a café when a man on a motorcycle started following them.

He allegedly touched one of them inappropriately and rode off, she said.

According 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, the FIR stated.