Former skipper of Nepal national cricket team, Sandeep Lamichhane, who was arrested on the charge of raping a minor girl, has been released from jail after posting a bail of Rs 2 million. Saroj Krishna Ghimire, lawmaker of Lamichhane, confirmed the release of the former national cricket team captain. The Patan High Court on Thursday ordered the concerned authority to release Lamichhane.

A joint bench of Justi Dhruva Raj Nanda and Ramesh Dhakal today granted Lamichhane the bail.

He has been barred from leaving Nepal. A 17-year-old girl had filed a rape complaint against Lamichhane at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala when he was abroad to play Caribbean Premier League (CPL) from Jamaica Tallawahs. According to the complaint, Lamichhane had allegedly taken the girl to various places in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur on August 21 and raped her in a hotel room the same night.