The Salem Tabri police on Monday registered a first-information report (FIR) against former Ranji cricketer Ankur Kakkar for allegedly passing casteist remarks on a budding cricketer.
The police registered a zero FIR against Kakkar, who is now a coach, and sent it to Kurali police in Mohali for action.
The complainant, Sohan Baggan of Balmiki Ghati, Ludhiana, said he is a cricket enthusiast and wished to pursue the sport as a career. He was getting coaching from the accused.
Baggan alleged that during a practice session near Chakwal village of Kurali in 2022, Kakkar passed casteist remarks on him and forced him to leave the ground.
He said he felt humiliated and filed a police complaint on June 21, 2022. Salem Tabri station-house officer (SHO) inspector Bittan Kumar said that the FIR was registered following an investigation. The accused was booked under Section 3 of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Kakkar, an all-rounder, has played 40 First Class matches and 26 List A games. He scored three centuries and 13 half centuries in First Class cricket. He has 2 half centuries in List A matches. He has 26 and seven wickets in first class and List A games, respectively. Kakkar played his last game in 2009.