Australian Women's Cricket Team Players Harassed in India, Man Arrested Over Allegations of Inappropriate Touching.
Two members of the Australian women's cricket team were allegedly approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe in Indore, India. According to the Indian police, the incident occurred on Thursday, a day off for the team following their six-wicket victory over England.
The players had been on their way to meet up with friends when they were approached by a man on a motorcycle who allegedly made unwanted physical contact with them. The security officers of the women's Australian cricket team immediately reported the incident to the police, and an FIR (first information report) was registered against the accused.
The arrested individual has been charged under sections 74 and 78 of the Indian Criminal Code, which deal with assault or using force against a woman to outrage her modesty and stalking, respectively. The police are now investigating whether there were any lapses in the security protocols that could have prevented the incident from happening in the first place.
Cricket Australia has confirmed that two members of the Australian women's team were subjected to the alleged harassment, saying they had been approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe. The players have been offered support, but will continue playing in the tournament.
The incident has been described as "deeply regrettable and isolated" by Devajit Saikia, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Saikia said that the police had taken swift and effective action to apprehend the accused, and that the law would now take its course to ensure justice was served.
In related news, Australia's women's cricket team has been on a roll in the tournament so far, with their six-wicket victory over England followed by a dominant seven-wicket thrashing of South Africa. Alana King took a record-breaking seven for 18 against South Africa, the best bowling spell at the Women's Cricket World Cup to date.
Two members of the Australian women's cricket team were allegedly approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe in Indore, India. According to the Indian police, the incident occurred on Thursday, a day off for the team following their six-wicket victory over England.
The players had been on their way to meet up with friends when they were approached by a man on a motorcycle who allegedly made unwanted physical contact with them. The security officers of the women's Australian cricket team immediately reported the incident to the police, and an FIR (first information report) was registered against the accused.
The arrested individual has been charged under sections 74 and 78 of the Indian Criminal Code, which deal with assault or using force against a woman to outrage her modesty and stalking, respectively. The police are now investigating whether there were any lapses in the security protocols that could have prevented the incident from happening in the first place.
Cricket Australia has confirmed that two members of the Australian women's team were subjected to the alleged harassment, saying they had been approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe. The players have been offered support, but will continue playing in the tournament.
The incident has been described as "deeply regrettable and isolated" by Devajit Saikia, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Saikia said that the police had taken swift and effective action to apprehend the accused, and that the law would now take its course to ensure justice was served.
In related news, Australia's women's cricket team has been on a roll in the tournament so far, with their six-wicket victory over England followed by a dominant seven-wicket thrashing of South Africa. Alana King took a record-breaking seven for 18 against South Africa, the best bowling spell at the Women's Cricket World Cup to date.
! I mean, what's with people thinking they can just do whatever they want and get away with it? 
Like, how hard is it to respect someone's personal space? These women were just trying to grab a coffee with their friends and some psycho on a motorcycle comes out of nowhere and makes them uncomfortable 
. And the fact that he thought he could just touch them without consent is just mind-blowing 
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I mean, these women were in India, not some backwater town where no one's ever heard of the internet. They're on the world stage, playing cricket for their country! Do they really need to be treated like this? 
It's just basic human decency, you know?
. But seriously, we need to do better as a society to support our women and girls in situations like this. They shouldn't have to be afraid of being touched or harassed because they're in a country where people might not be familiar with our values 
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what's the deal with India and its attitude towards women travelers? first it's the Uber drivers who think they own the road 
, now some dude on a motorcycle thinks he can just touch you and get away with it 
, not cool. Cricket Australia should've had better security in place, that's for sure 
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They were just trying to have a normal day out and now they're dealing with this super traumatic experience! I think it's absolutely UNACCEPTABLE that someone would behave like that towards women, especially in public places. The fact that the police took swift action and arrested the guy is a good start, but we need to make sure that security protocols are in place to prevent something like this from happening again. And on a more positive note, those Aussie girls are CRICKET QUEENS!!! 
? Two Aussie cricketers walking to a cafe and some total stranger comes out of nowhere trying to grab them... it's like something straight out of a bad thriller movie 
. And the fact that he was riding his motorcycle like it was nobody's business is just wild 
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There's gonna be cases like this where someone gets away with some pretty heinous stuff 
. It just goes to show how we still have so much work to do in terms of equality and respect for all women, regardless of whether they're playing sports or not 
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, especially when you're in a country that's supposed to be welcoming. anyway, at least the police are taking action and all that jazz 
can't believe they were just riding around and making these girls uncomfortable 
on a day off no less!!! 
this is just disgusting 
and what's with the indian police taking so long to act on this? i hope justice is served ASAP 
. Fingers crossed that the guy gets the help he needs, but also that the Australian players can continue to focus on their game without this whole thing weighing on them. And let's hope that Cricket Australia and the Indian cricket board can use this as an opportunity to work together on some new safety protocols for female athletes - we should all be able to feel safe while traveling or competing, you know?
. I mean, I know India has laws against harassment and all that, but still... 
, gotta be super careful when traveling especially in foreign countries 
, hope the players are doing alright after what happened 
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their security should've been better
keep slaying ladies 
And what about the two players who were "subjected to the alleged harassment"? Are we supposed to believe that they just walked into some random dude and got hit on out of nowhere? It doesn't add up, if you ask me. 
two aussie cricketers were subjected to harassment and now the guy's behind bars - that's some good news 
can't even imagine being in their shoes or shoes for anyone who's been through that kind of thing... anyway... back to the cricket thingy... I was watching those matches with my friends online and Alana King's skills are insane 
i'm just glad they're taking care of themselves though 
like what r they even doin wrong?? 
It's not like they were doing anything wrong in the first place. They're athletes, for crying out loud! Let them do their thing. 
️. But seriously, this incident is a major bummer and I hope the guy gets a serious sentence for what he did...