Know the case: Yuvraj Singh arrested for hurling casteist slur at former teammate, gets interim bail

Dalit activist Rajan Kalsan filed a complaint against Yuvraj Singh claiming that the remarks were intended to provoke the community in order to incite unrest and hurt the country's social sentiments.

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Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was reportedly arrested by the Hansi Police in Haryana on Saturday in a case lodged against him for using a casteist slur against spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.


According to reports, Yuvraj was interrogated for three hours before being released on interim bail. "Yuvraj Singh was arrested under section 153A and section 505 of the Indian Penal Code," it said. 

The case:

The castist remarks were made in 2020 by Yuvraj after which he came under heat, facing outrage from social media. In June 2020 Yuvraj made a derogatory remark, although jokingly, towards Chahal during an Instagram Live session with India opener Rohit Sharma.

While speaking with Sharma about 'hahal's famous Tik-Tok and Instagram videos, Yuvraj made an indecent remark, which was of casteist in nature, aiming for the RCB leggie.

Last year, Dalit activist Rajan Kalsan filed a complaint against Yuvraj Singh for allegedly using a "casteist slur" to refer to Chahal. The cricketer's comments, according to the complaint filed in 2020, were intended to degrade and defame the Dalit community.

The complainant also claimed that the remarks were intended to provoke the community in order to incite unrest and hurt the country's social sentiments. The written complaint to Hisar police read, "I request you to press appropriate charges against Yuvraj Singh and arrest him."

Punjab and Haryana HC grants interim bail to Yuvraj

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the Haryana Police to release former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on bail if he is arrested while cooperating with the investigation into casteist remarks.

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"We simply made a formal arrest, and he was released on bail in accordance with the Punjab and Haryana High Court's orders," Superintendent of Police (Hansi) Nitika Gahlaut said.


Yuvraj has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to have a first information report (FIR) against him quashed under the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Acts, based on a complaint by lawyer Rajat Kalsan.

Yuvraj’s apology

Following public outrage on social media in June 2020 for his casteist comments, the former India cricketer had posted a message on Twitter.

His statement read: 

“This is to clarify that I have never believed in any kind of disparity, be it on the basis of caste, colour, creed or gender. I have given and continue to spend my life for the welfare of people."

“I understand that while I was having a conversation with my friends, I was misunderstood, which was unwarranted. However, as a responsible Indian I want to say that if I have unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments or feelings, I would like to express regret for the same."



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