Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who was found guilty of raping a girl, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison.
A bench of Kathmandu District Court Judge Shishir Dhakal on Wednesday announced a jail sentence of eight years for Lamichhane in the rape case, according to the court’s information officer Chandra Panthi.
Panthi said that the court has also ordered fined Lamichhane Rs 3 lakh and ordered him to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the victim.
A 17-year-old girl filed a rape complaint against Lamichhane at the Gaushala Police Circle on September 6, 2022.
The girl complained that Lamichhane took her out to different places of Bhaktapur and Kathmandu on August 21, a day before Lamichhane left for the bilateral series with Kenya.
