Sandeep Lamichhane found guilty of raping minor

Former national cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane has been found guilty of raping a minor.

A single bench of Kathmandu District Court judge Shishir Raj Dhakal issued the verdict on Friday following the hearings that started on Sunday.

A 17-year-old girl registered a rape complaint against Lamichhane at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala.

The girl in her complaint said that the Nepal’s leg spinner had raped her in various places of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.

The next hearing will determine the jail sentence for Lamichhane.