Introduction
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was reportedly arrested by the Hansi Police in Haryana on Saturday in a case lodged against him for using a casteist slur against spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. According to reports, Yuvraj was interrogated for three hours before being released on interim bail. “Yuvraj Singh was arrested under section 153A and section 505 of the Indian Penal Code,” it said.
Why he was arrested?
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh was briefly arrested and then released on bail in Haryana on Saturday, the police said, as part of an investigation into a complaint that he had used a casteist slur in an Instagram live video against cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal.
The 39-year-old had earlier apologised for the “unintentional remarks” said he was “misunderstood” after his June 2020 Instagram live video with ex-teammate Rohit Sharma – that had his comments on leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal – was widely shared on social media, triggering outrage. Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma were seen discussing Mr Chahal’s TikTok videos.
“As per court orders, Yuvraj Singh was arrested and then released on interim bail on Saturday,” NitikaGahlaut, a senior police officer in Haryana’s Hansi, told. However, Mr Singh’s representative Shazmeen Kara said the former cricketer had not been arrested.
- Who lodged a complaint against him?
The move came following a complaint filed in February this year by a Dalit activist in Haryana, demanding his arrest and registration of a case under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which aims to prohibit discrimination. A First Information Report or FIR was filed in the case on orders of the court.
All you need to know about IPC’s section 153A and section 505
Section 153A
Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion , race, place of birth , residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
(a) by words, either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise , promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race , place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity , hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities.
Section 505
Statements conducing to public mischief
Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes— Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumour or alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities.
It is learnt that the incident dates back to June 2020 when Yuvraj made a derogatory remark, although jokingly, towards Chahal during an Instagram Live session with India opener Rohit Sharma.While speaking with Sharma about Chahal’s famous Tik-Tok and Instagram videos, Yuvraj made an indecent remark, which was of casteist in nature, aiming for the RCB leggie.
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