Cricket-Nepal's Lamichhane sentenced to eight years in jail after rape conviction

By Gopal Sharma

Cricket
Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024
9:09 PM MYT

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A court in Nepal sentenced the country's highest-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in jail on Wednesday after he was convicted of raping an 18-year-old woman.

His lawyer said he would launch a higher court appeal.

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