A 45-year-old cricket coach has been arrested in Varanasi for allegedly sodomising two minor boys, police said on Sunday.
Based on a complaint lodged by the boys' families, a case was registered against coach Murarilal on Saturday under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other relevant sections of law.
“The accused was arrested soon after,” police said. According to Bhelupur Additional Commissioner of Police Gaurav Kumar, the parents reported that the boys, aged 14 and 15, used to train under Murarilal.
The accused first allegedly assaulted one boy in Lucknow on the pretext of conducting medical tests for Under-14 team selection. Later, he assaulted the second boy repeatedly for three days, the ACP said.
The matter came to light after one of the boys fell ill and was admitted to a private hospital, where he disclosed the incident during a medical examination, officials said.
They said Murarilal, a divorcee, was arrested in 2021 by Lanka police “for sodomising children by promising to secure them admission in a Central school.”
