RCB's Yash Dayal in more trouble, case registered under POCSO Act for alleged rape of minor: Report

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Yash Dayal finds himself in more trouble as a second FIR has been filed against the cricketer, TOI reported.

The latest FIR alleges that the Uttar Pradesh-based player sexually assaulted a 17-year-old from Jaipur in 2023. This comes only weeks after a rape complaint was filed against him in UP's Ghaziabad by a woman who accused him of "exploiting" her.

SHO Anil Kumar Jaiman of Sanganer Sadar police station confirmed the cricketer's identity based on the FIR registered on Wednesday under Section 64 of the new penal code BNS, which mandates a minimum jail term of 10 years, and relevant sections of the POCSO Act, the TOI report stated.


The complaint alleges that Dayal raped the then 17-year-old girl first in 2023 and once again in April this year in a hotel in Jaipur.

"It is alleged that around two years ago, when the complainant was a minor, he raped her on multiple occasions after offering to help build her cricket career," Jaiman told TOI.

"This year, he contacted her again when he was in Jaipur on IPL duty, called her to his hotel and allegedly raped her there," he added.

A case was registered immediately after the victim chose to report the multiple instances of alleged sexual assault. Investigators are working on the case, including steps to record her detailed statement, he said.

The Allahabad High Court stayed Dayal's arrest in the Ghaziabad case on July 15, saying no coercive action should be taken against him till the next hearing.

The FIR in that case was been filed on July 6 at Indirapuram police station, based on a complaint by the survivor to UP CM Yogi Adityanath through the state's integrated grievance redress system.