Indore stalking-molestation case shames India
The Tribune Editorial: Australian players, who are taking part in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, had stepped out of their hotel and were walking towards a café when a motorcycle-borne man started following them.
THE Indore stalking and molestation incident, in which two Australian cricketers were targeted, is a huge embarrassment for a country that aspires to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and the 2036 Olympic Games. The players, who are taking part in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, had stepped out of their hotel on Thursday morning and were walking towards a café when a motorcycle-borne man started following them. He touched one of them inappropriately before speeding away. It took the police a day and a half to nab the accused, who has a criminal record. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took its own time condemning the deplorable act, while the state cricket authorities hinted that the two players possibly violated the security protocol — an insinuation that was denied outright by the Australian team.
