Sandeep Lamichhane acquitted

The Patan High Court has acquitted cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, overturning Kathmandu District Court’s earlier decision that had found Lamichhane guilty of rape. The original verdict had sentenced Lamichhane to eight years in prison and imposed a fine of 500,000 NPR. Judges Sudarshandev Bhatt and Anju Upreti Dhakal delivered the acquittal, concluding that the evidence presented […]