A man has been arrested after allegedly \u201cinappropriately touching\u201d two Australian cricket players competing at the Women\u2019s World Cup in India.<\/p>\n
The alleged incident occurred on Thursday in the city of Indore, with Cricket Australia \u2014\u00a0 the sport\u2019s governing body in Australia \u2014 saying that it happened while the players were walking to a cafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe security officers of the women\u2019s Australian cricket team filed a complaint that two members of the team faced inappropriate behaviour,\u201d Rajesh Dandotiya, a deputy police commissioner in Indore, told Indian news agency ANI<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAn FIR (First Information Report) was registered, and the accused was identified and arrested following an intensive strategic operation.\u201d<\/p>\n The man has been charged under sections 74 and 78 of the criminal code, which relate to an assault or using criminal force against a woman with intent to\u00a0outrage her modesty and stalking, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are examining if there were any shortfalls in the security protocols,\u201d said Dandotiya.<\/p>\n Australia, the tournament favourites, completed a six-wicket victory over England on Wednesday before defeating South Africa by seven wickets on Saturday \u2014 their final league game of the competition \u2014\u00a0 in Indore.<\/p>\n Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n