Cricket coach booked for sexually assaulting minor boy in UP

The accused has been booked under section 377 IPC

A cricket coach has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy for the past three years at his training centre, the police said here today.

The victim's father approached the police last night and lodged an FIR in this connection, a police official said.

In his complaint, the victim's father alleged that the coach has been sexually assaulting his son for the past three years. The matter came to light 15 days ago, when the victim narrated his ordeal to his parents, the official said.

The accused Naman Sharma, coach of a cricket academy at Morta village, Delhi-Meerut road, has been booked under section 377 IPC, said Station House Officer of Sihani Gate police station Ranvir Singh said.

The boy has been sent for medical examination and the case is under investigation, he said.

"We are awaiting the medical report. The coach will be nabbed soon, if found guilty," the SHO added.