Bangladesh Cricket Fan Taken Ill, Rushed to Hospital by Police
NEW DELHI, Sept 27: Bangladeshi cricket fan Tiger Robi has denied reports that he was taken to the hospital after being assaulted while watching the 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur’s Green Park on Friday. Robi said he actually fell ill and the local police took him to the hospital for treatment.
“I fell ill and the police brought me to the hospital. Now I am feeling much better. My name is Robi and I have come from Bangladesh,” he stated in a short video clip. Abhishek Pandey, ACP (Kalyanpur), said Roby received immediate medical care and insisted that he had not been assaulted as alleged in early reports.
“During the Test match between India and Bangladesh, one of the spectators whose name is Tiger, suddenly fell ill,” the officer stated. “As soon as he fell ill, he was picked up by the police and was sent to the medical team for treatment. He is fine now and a liaison officer has been attached to him so that he can get help if needed.
“There were some reports of assault but these are baseless, no such incident happened with him. He might have taken a fall, this is what we have been able to gather,” he added.
An Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) official said Robi wasn’t able to communicate what exactly had happened. “As he came out of the stands, he was wincing in pain and seemed to be fainting. He was given a chair to sit but he fell,” the official said.
The opening day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh was curtailed by rain with only 35 overs bowled. The play was called off around 2:56 PM IST with Bangladesh at 107/3.
(Manas Dasgupta)
