Australia gamers stroll off the sector for lunch throughout their Girls’s World Cup conflict in opposition to England at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India, October 22, 2025. — Reuters
Indian police have arrested a person accused of stalking and inappropriately touching two Australian cricketers collaborating within the ICC Girls’s World Cup, officers stated on Saturday.
The incident occurred within the central Indian metropolis of Indore on Thursday morning when the 2 gamers left their resort to go to a restaurant, police officer Rajesh Dandotiya advised AFP.
“We received a complaint from the Australian team security and immediately acted, registered a case and identified the accused within six hours,” Dandotiya stated.
Violence in opposition to girls stays a persistent difficulty on the planet’s most populous nation, the place a median of almost 90 rapes a day had been reported in 2022.
Dandotiya stated the 30-year-old man who was arrested has a prison report. The person adopted the gamers and approached them “for a bad touch” about 800 metres from their resort.
The 2 gamers weren’t recognized by Indian police or Cricket Australia, which confirmed the incident.
“The matter was reported by team security to police, who are handling the matter,” Cricket Australia stated in an announcement.
Crew officers had been knowledgeable and went to their location to help the gamers, the paper stated.
A police patrol then escorted the gamers safely again to the group’s resort.
Police stated they’ve opened a case in opposition to the arrested man for “inappropriate behaviour and stalking”.
Australia had been taking part in South Africa of their pool match in Indore on Saturday.
India has made strides in direction of gender equality and girls’s empowerment lately however security for ladies stays a severe concern.
