Yuvraj Singh booked for casteist remarks during Instagram live session

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh. (HT file) The FIR was registered months after a Hisar-based activist–advocate filed a complaint against the player for allegedly using the casteist remark during a live session with Rohit Sharma in June 2020 By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha UPDATED ON FEB 15, 2021 12:36 PM IST Eight months after Yuvraj Singh apologised for the “unintentional remarks” made during an Instagram live video, a first information report (FIR) was filed against the former India cricketer for his alleged casteist remarks against cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal in Haryana’s Hisar district on Sunday.Singh was booked on Sunday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST Act. The FIR was registered 8 months after a Hisar-based activist–advocate filed a complaint against the player for allegedly using the casteist remark during a live session with India opener Rohit Sharma in June 2020.Vikas Kumar, a spokesperson of the Hisar Police, confirmed that the police registered an FIR on Sunday.Yuvraj had reportedly made a remark during his Instagram live with Rohit Sharma in June 2020 on leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal . The remark was apparently “misunderstood” and was widely shared on social media, triggering outrage.Also Read | Comeback: BCCI…
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