<p>Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh has always been active on social media. He has been conducting live sessions on Instagram since a long time and during the rigorous lockdown period, the cricketer did many such live sessions with other cricketers. In one such live session with Rohit Sharma, the cricketer made a ‘casteist remark’ against spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in 2020. The word uttered by Yuvraj were deemed disrespectful towards the Dalit community. He later issued an apology for the same.</p> <p>But now, after eight months, Yuvraj has been slapped with an FIR by the Haryana police. An advocate from Haryana’s Hisar registered a complaint against the cricketer. He has been named under Sections 153, 153A, 295, 505 of IPC and sections 3 (1) (r) and 3 (1) (s) of the SC/ST Act. The FIR has been registered at the Hansi police station in Hisar.</p> <p>Yuvraj Singh during his live session was discussing about Chahal and other cricketers with Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj was talking about a certain video that Chahal did with his family. While talking about the incident, Yuvraj said: “Ye bh**gi log ko kaam nahi hai yeh Yuzi aur isko (Kuldeep)”, to which, Rohit also jokingly replied: “Maine usko wahi bola ki apne baap ko nacha raha hai, pagal toh nahi hai tu.” Watch the video below to see what exactly the cricketers said:</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/suvankar10biswa/status/1268046966845472768[/tw]</p> <p>After facing a wrath of comments on social media, Yuvraj had also issued an apology for the same. He wrote: "This is to clarify 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 believe in the dignity of life and respect each individual without exception."</p> <p>But now, that an FIR has been registered, we will keep you updating about the news on ABP News.</p>
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