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The Kathmandu District Court: The Kathmandu District Court reportedly sentenced the former national cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in jail for rape.

The court found Lamichhane guilty of raping a woman identified as Gushala-26 in a hotel in Tilganga on August 21, 2022. The verdict carried not just a hefty jail term but also imposed a Rs 300,000 fine and mandated Rs 200,000 in compensation to the victim, said local media reports.

The legal saga began on September 6, 2022, when the victim filed the rape case against the cricketer. Despite the conviction, the court dismissed her assertion of being a minor at the time of the incident, refusing to acknowledge the birth dates presented in her academic documents.