Overview
- Police and team officials say the Oct. 23 incident occurred around 11 am near Khajrana Road as two players walked from the Radisson Blu to a cafe and one was touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist.
- The players sent a live-location SOS to security manager Danny Simmons, who coordinated help as police escorted them back to the hotel; they reported no physical injuries and continued Australia’s World Cup schedule.
- Investigators used CCTV footage and a bystander’s note of the motorcycle registration to identify the suspect, Aqeel Khan, who was arrested and, according to police, has prior criminal cases.
- An FIR was filed at MIG police station under BNS Sections 74 (outraging a woman’s modesty) and 78 (stalking), with the inquiry ongoing and local deployments around team movements under review.
- Cricket Australia confirmed the report; the BCCI and MPCA condemned the act and pledged stronger safeguards, as a state minister faced criticism for remarks seen as blaming the players.