Zoom News : Oct 18, 2021, 06:19 AM
Cricket | Former Indian cricket team cricketer Yuvraj Singh was arrested by the Hisar police in Haryana in the case of derogatory remarks against Scheduled Castes. However, he was released immediately after getting interim bail. Last year, in a chat with Rohit Sharma on Instagram, Yuvraj had made casteist remarks about Yuzvendra Chahal. A complaint was lodged in Hansi, Hisar regarding this.According to news agency PTI, Yuvraj Singh was arrested only on Saturday, but information in this regard has come to light today. Hansi Superintendent of Police Nitika Gehlot said that Yuvraj joined the investigation before DSP Vinod Shankar, the investigating officer in Hisar, as per the directions of the High Court. "After his arrest, he was released on interim bail. We have already recovered the cricketer's phone. A case was registered against Yuvraj Singh under sections 153A and 153B and other sections including SC ST Act.Let us tell that Yuvraj Singh was talking with opener Rohit Sharma on Instagram live chat session. During this, both of them were talking about Yuzvendra Chahal, when Yuvraj used the word casteist on the alleged round. A video went viral on social media, in which Yuvraj was heard making casteist remarks. He had said, “These (caste words) people do not work, do Yuji ko...A police complaint was lodged against Yuvraj by Dalit rights activist and advocate Rajat Kalsan in Hansi, Hisar. Kalsan had demanded the arrest of Yuvraj. Actually, social media users made a clip of this video and made it viral. Later this matter was caught.