Cricketer Yash Dayal accused of sexually assaulting minor; second case against him

Yash Dayal, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler, has been named in a second FIR, this time in Jaipur, accusing him of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor in 2023. This comes weeks after a rape complaint was filed against him in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad by another woman, who accused him of “exploiting” her.Sanganer Sadar police station SHO Anil Kumar Jaiman confirmed Dayal’s identity in the FIR, registered on Wednesday under Section 64 of the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which prescribes a minimum jail term of 10 years, along with relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.As reported by The Times of India, the latest complaint alleges that Dayal, part of the IPL 2024 title-winning RCB squad, first assaulted the then 17-year-old girl in 2023, and then again in April this year at a hotel in Jaipur.“It is alleged that around two years ago, when the complainant was a minor, he raped her on multiple occasions after offering to help build her cricket career,” SHO Jaiman said. “This year, he contacted her again while in Jaipur for IPL duty, called her to his hotel, and allegedly raped her there.”A senior police officer said the case was registered immediately after the survivor chose to report the multiple instances of alleged sexual assault since 2023. Investigators are working on the case, including steps to record her detailed statement, he said.Allahabad High Court stayed Dayal's arrest in the Ghaziabad case on July 15, saying no coercive action should be taken against him till the next hearing.The FIR had been filed on July 6 at Indirapuram police station, based on a complaint by the survivor to UP CM Yogi Adityanath through the state's integrated grievance redress system.