Cricketer Yuvraj Singh held in caste ‘slur’ case, released on interim bail

Hisar, October 17

The Hansi police arrested cricketer Yuvraj Singh and released him on interim bail in a case of making caste reference while referring to another player in an Instagram live event.

A Hansi-based lawyer and activist Rajat Kalsan had got lodged an FIR against Yuvraj Singh with the Hansi police under various Sections of the IPC and under the SC/ST Act.

The Hansi SP Nitika Gahlout said here that Yuvraj Singh joined the investigation as per the directions of the court with the investigation officer today. The SP said he was released on interim bail after his arrest. She said the police had already the phone of the cricketer.

Yuvraj had been booked under Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 153 B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) of the IPC and Section 3 (1) (u) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention and Atrocities) Act on the complaint of Rajat Kalsan.

Kalsan had alleged that Yuvraj, during an Instagram live, had made an objectionable remark while referring to another player.

The cricketer has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking the quashing of the FIR while pleading being innocent in the case. — TNS