Rape-accused Nepali cricketer undergoes check-up, to be presented before court

Nepal’s rape-accused cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane underwent a medical check-up after being detained upon his arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport in the capital, Kathmandu, and will now be presented before the court on Sunday.
The plane carrying Sandeep, accused of raping a minor, landed 45 minutes late due to bad weather. Lamichhane flew to Kathmandu via Qatar Airways flight and was detained at the immigration desk as he was already on a blacklist, subjecting him to immediate arrest.
Donned in white joggers, a black mask, and a cap with a Jordan sign on it, the former Nepali national cricket team captain walked out of the airport handcuffed, surrounded by police personnel. 
“He has been arrested at the airport upon his arrival. Medical tests were done and he would be interrogated today itself. He is currently being kept at Gaushala Police Station but has chances of being transferred to other places depending on the situation,” Dinesh Raj Mainali, Superintendent District Police Range, Kathmandu said.
Lamichhane will remain in custody till Sunday as the courts across Nepal are closed till Saturday as the festive season is going on in the Himalayan nation. 
A girl, 17, filed a case alleging that Lamichhane took her to various places in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur all day on August 21 and brought her to a hotel in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, where she was raped the same night. A diffusion notice was issued by INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) as he was on large with his location unknown since the registration of the case against him. 
The Kathmandu District Court also issued an arrest warrant against him over the case  along with the Immigration Department of the Himalayan Nation blacklisting him.
Within 25 days of his formal arrest, the case is required to be registered with the court via the District Attorney’s Office. The police would further conduct the investigation and then submit its report to the attorney’s office, and then a formal case would be registered at the court once the report states that the events mentioned in the complaint and the police investigation match.
The Police have initiated an investigation under the National Penal (Code) Act, 2017’s Section 219. Last year, leg spinner Lamichhane was appointed as the captain of the Nepal cricket team. He formerly captained the Nepal Under-19 side first in 2016 during the Asia Cup.