Haryana Police told the High Court that the CFSL report on ex- cricketer Yuvraj Singh was inconclusive.

The report of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh, in the case of former cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was arrested by the Hansi police for alleged casteist remarks, remained "inconclusive," according to the Haryana Police.

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The Haryana Police said in a report to the High Court that the CFSL could not form an opinion on the validity of the video recording provided by the complainant as the original video. The study of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh, in the case of former cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was arrested by the Hansi police for alleged casteist remarks, remained "inconclusive," according to the Haryana Police.

The Haryana Police stated in a report to the HC that the CFSL was unable to form an opinion on the validity of the video recording provided by the complainant because the original video was not available. The CFSL was also unable to obtain the device's original source of the recording.

In February, the former cricketer filed a motion to quash the FIR, and the court requested a response. The FIR was filed on February 14, eight months after the former cricketer apologized for making "unintentional remarks" during an Instagram live video during the lockdown in April 2020.

The FIR was filed in response to a complaint filed by Rajat Kalsan of Hansi under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153-A (promoting enmity) and 153-B (assertions prejudicial to national integration) as well as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention and Atrocities Act, 1989. The case is also in its early stages, according to police, and the former cricketer's crimes are cognizable and non-bailable.

He did not comply with the inquiry, and quashing the FIR at this point will be highly prejudicial to the prosecuting agency since the petitioner's offense is one that is "committed against the state."On February 25, the HC requested that the police refrain from taking any punitive action against the former cricketer. The event has been rescheduled for April 28.

“The comment was misunderstood and widely circulated on social media, causing outrage,” Yuvraj told the court, adding that the live session took place in April 2020, and the video began circulating in June, with charges that he disrespected the Dalit community by addressing two of his colleagues as “Bhangi.” Even after an apology, an FIR was registered against him,” the plea stated, adding that all this was done in an attempt to harm his reputation even as he had addressed his colleagues in a “friendly manner”.


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