Cricketer Yasir Shah, friend booked in teenage girl's rape case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police have registered a case against Test cricketer Yasir Shah’s friend Farhan for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, ARY News reported on Monday.

Leg-spinner Yasir Shah was also named in the first information report (FIR), registered at Islamabad’s Shalimar Police Station, for allegedly aiding in the rape and harassment of a teenage girl.

The complainant in FIR claimed that Yasir’s friend, Farhan, had allegedly raped her at gunpoint and also filmed her obscene video.

“The national cricketer and his friend also threatened her to share the video on social media,” the FIR said.

She claimed that Yasir Shah also warned of embroiling her in the case if she approached the police. The FIR further states that Yasir Shah also used his influence to coerce the minor to marry his friend, Farhan.

اسلام آباد میں ریپ اور جنسی ہراسمنٹ کیسز میں اضافہ ہونے لگا۔کرکٹر بھی پیچھے نہ رہے،انٹرنیشنل کرکٹر یاسر شاہ اور اس کا دوست فرحان ریپ کیس میں نامزد۔اسلام آباد کے تھانہ شالیمار میں یاسرشاہ اور فرحان کےخلاف مقدمہ درج۔مقدمہ میں 14 سالہ لڑکی کے ساتھ جنسی زیادتی کا انکشاف@Shah64Y pic.twitter.com/mZljTRphA4

— Shah Khalid Khan Hamdani (@ShahKhalidARY) December 20, 2021

Police have launched an investigation into the case after registering case.