Amit Mishra Arrested on Charges of Assaulting Woman
Amit Mishra, who was part of Team India's limited overs squad against South Africa, was charged with assaulting a woman friend in his hotel room. He was arrested by Bangalore police and released on bail.
Amit Mishra, a member of Team India's limited overs squad in the recently-concluded series against South Africa, was arrested by Bangalore police on Tuesday on charges of assaulting a woman friend during a national camp in the Garden City in September. (Amit Mishra: Wanted by Police, Wanted by Team India Too)
Mishra, who responded to police summons, was later released on bail. He was interrogated for three hours. The fifth and final ODI was played in Mumbai on Sunday. India lost the series 3-2. (South Africa Seal First Bilateral Series Win in India)
Mishra was charged with assaulting a woman friend in hotel room when Indian players had gathered in Bangalore for a preparatory camp ahead of the series against South Africa. Leg-spinner Mishra picked up four wickets in four matches. His best was a 2/47 in the first ODI in Kanpur that India lost.
Mishra was booked under the Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 328 (causing hurt with intent to commit an offence).
The complaint was registered during the last week of September when Mishra. The woman, who is reportedly a friend of the cricketer, alleged Mishra assaulted her in his hotel room with a kettle and even abused her.
"We questioned him for two to two-and-half hours today and then he was arrested," Sandeep Patil, Bengaluru's deputy commissioner of police, central division, told Reuters.
"He was later granted bail as it's a bailable offence. We will have to gather more evidence now before we file the chargesheet against him."
Patil said there was no restriction on Mishra playing for India and it was up to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to decide if they want to include him in the team.
Calls and messages to Mishra, who has played 16 Tests and 31 ODIs for India, went unanswered while the BCCI was yet to make any comment on the incident.
The first Test between India and South Africa will be played in Mohali from November 5. Mishra is in the squad for the first two Tests.