Luke Pomersback, a middle order Australian batsman who plays Royal Challegers Bangalore in Indian Premier Legue (IPL) has finally confessed that he was drunk and had inadvertently touched Zohail Hamid, a Indo-US women who had made complaint to Delhi Police four days ago.
He was under the influence of alcohol and tried to touch the woman unconsciously, Delhi police said it as quoting Pomersbach saying it.
According to Delhi Police, the name of another IPl cricketer belonging to the RCB team K.P. Appanna has also cropped up in the case as he was found accompanying Pomersbach to the room of the victim.
"Appanna's name came to light after he was seen in CCTV footage recovered from Maurya Sheraton hotel where the American woman was molested during a party," said the officer.
Police spoke to Appanna, a leg spinner who plays for Karnataka in Ranji Trophy. But the cops have not formally questioned him yet, said the officer.
The officer informed that they were yet to ascertain whether Appanna entered the room where the victim was staying.
Pomersbach was arrested Friday after the victim Zohail Hamid alleged that he molested her and hit her fiance Sahil Peerzada when he objected to the cricketer's behaviour. Peerzada was punched in his ear following which he had to undergo a surgery.
Zohail had alleged in her complaint to police Friday that five to six members of the IPl team had pressurised her to withdraw the case against Pomersbach.
--With IANS Inputs--
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