Two Australian Women’s Cricketers allegedly Molested in India

October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Two Australian players, who are in India to play the ICC Women’s World Cup, were allegedly molested in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, while walking from their hotel to a cafe on Thursday. The women cricketers sent an SOS notification as soon as the incident occurred.

Security officers arrived at the scene upon receiving the information. Danny Simmons, the Australian team’s security manager, filed a complaint at the MIG police station on Thursday evening. Following the complaint, the police registered an FIR and arrested the accused, Aqeel Khan, who was on a bike during the incident

The players, part of the Australian women’s team at the ICC Women’s World Cup, were staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel along with the rest of their squad.

According to news agency PTI, the police on Friday arrested the man involved in the incident which occurred in the Khajrana Road area on Thursday morning

Sub-Inspector Nidhi Raghuvanshi said the two cricketers had stepped out of their hotel and were walking towards a cafe, when a man on a motorcycle started following them. He allegedly touched them inappropriately and rode off. (NDTV)