Overview

• A second FIR lodged on July 23 at Jaipur’s Sanganer police station under the POCSO Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions alleges Dayal raped a 17-year-old multiple times between 2023 and April 2025 during IPL duties.
• The 19-year-old complainant claims Dayal groomed her with promises of cricketing mentorship and used emotional manipulation to coerce her into repeated sexual acts.
• This fresh charge follows a July 6 FIR in Ghaziabad accusing him under Section 69 of the BNS of exploiting an adult woman under false marriage promises, in which the Allahabad High Court has stayed his arrest.
• Conviction under the POCSO Act carries a minimum jail term of 10 years and can extend to life imprisonment if Dayal is found guilty.
• Neither Dayal nor his IPL franchise or the BCCI has commented publicly on either case, fueling scrutiny over athlete conduct and safeguarding protocols in cricket.