Nepal cricket team skipper Sandeep Lamichhane finds himself embroiled in a major controversy over allegations of raping a minor. The incident came to light after the victim, aged 17, lodged a police complaint at the Kathmandu police station against the star cricketer, according to media reports.

Police in a statement on Wednesday stated that the crime was committed on August 21. The teenage girl said that she was a fan of the cricketer and she used to talk to him via WhatsApp and Snapchat. She says it was Lamichhane who first proposed a meeting.

Bharat Bahadur Bohora, the chief of the Kathmandu district police range, said that the police circle in Gaushala in the city registered the complaint on Wednesday.

"The police are sensitive to such serious incidents. We have made the supposed survivor undergo a health checkup and have launched an investigation," said Rabindra Prasad Dhanuk, the Kathmandu Valley Police Office chief.

Lamichhane is currently playing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). His first international breakthrough came when he became the first cricketer from his country to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he made his debut for the Delhi Capitals franchise in 2018.