Cricketer Yuvraj Singh named in domestic violence complaint

Gurugram, October 18

Veteran cricketer Yuvraj Singh has been named in a complaint of domestic violence filed by his sister-in-law Akanksha Sharma.

The case was filed against Yuvraj’s younger brother Zoravar Singh and mother Shabnam Singh for alleged mental and financial torture.

A court here has issued a notice to Yuvraj and his family to respond by October 21 when the first hearing on the case will take place.

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Akanksha has alleged that she was under pressure from her in-laws who wanted her to have a baby. She has also alleged that she named Yuvraj in the complaint as he was a mute spectator during her predicament.

“Not a single day had gone when I did not go to bed in that house crying,” Akanksha was quoted as saying by CNN-News18 on Wednesday.

The matter will be investigated by a SDM or lady police officer who will submit a report to the court.

“Yes, Akanksha has filed a case of domestic violence against Yuvraj, Zoravar and their mother Shabnam,” Akanksha’s lawyer Swati Singh told a website.

“Look, domestic violence does not mean just physical violence. It also means mental and financial torture, which can be attributed to Yuvraj. Yuvraj was a mute spectator to the suffering caused to my client by Zoravar and his mother.

“When Yuvraj and Zoravar’s mother was pressurising Akanksha to have a baby, Yuvraj too had joined in to do the same. He too told Akanksha to have a baby. He was hand-in-glove with his mother,” she alleged. —IANS