Sex assault on Australian cricketers: 'Wanted a selfie', says accused; later admits he stalked players

INDORE: Aqeel Khan, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two members of the Australian women's cricket team while they were walking to a cafe from the team hotel, initially told police he wanted to click a selfie with them.

He, however, later confessed to have followed and molested the players after spotting them on his way back home. Investigations revealed that on the morning of the alleged assault, Aqeel, 30, had gone to Sathya Sai Square to drop off his father. While returning home, he noticed the players walking from Robot Square towards Khajrana. He first passed them, then took a U-turn and approached them again, molesting the women before fleeing on a bike that had no registration number. Aqeel was tracked down and arrested by MIG police using technical surveillance and intelligence inputs. "Initially, he maintained that he only wanted a selfie, but later admitted to following and molesting the players," additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya said. On Sunday, Aqeel was again produced before court and remanded in judicial custody for 15 days.