Police summons Amit Mishra in sexual assault case

Bengaluru: A 32-year-old woman has filed a complaint against Indian cricketer Amit Mishra with the City police stating that he physically assaulted and verbally abused her.

The victim, who is from Bengaluru and claims to be a Bollywood producer, approached the Ashok Nagar police on September 25 and lodged a complaint against Mishra, said the cops.

The complaint stated that she had by mistake entered Mishra's room in a hotel on Residency Road. 

The cricketer also came into the room, and on finding her there, he started verbally abusing her.  They were engaged in a heated argument and Mishra reportedly assaulted her.  A few employees of the hotel intervened and pacified Mishra. 

The woman subsequently left the spot and immediately went



to the Ashok Nagar police station, where she registered her complaint. 

Mishra was booked under Sections 354 (assault outraging the modesty of a woman) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt). 

The police have collected CCTV footage from the hotel and recorded statements of the hotel staff. “We have sent a notice to Mishra and have asked him to appear before the police within a week,” said a senior police officer.

The news comes at a time when Mishra is making the most of the second wind in his career. 

After four years out of the game, the Haryana leg spinner made valuable all-round contributions, picking up 15 wickets and scoring 157 runs at a decent average of 26.16 during India’s tour of Sri Lanka.