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Varanasi Cricket Coach Arrested Under POCSO Over Assault of Two Minor Trainees

Police say he previously faced a similar case in 2021.

Overview

  • An FIR was filed after a victim disclosed abuse during a hospital examination, and the coach was arrested within 24 hours.
  • The boys, aged 14 and 15, trained under the accused; one was allegedly assaulted in Lucknow under a fake medical test pretext and the other over three days.
  • Police allege the coach lured trainees with promises of free coaching and selection into higher‑level teams.
  • The accused is identified as Murarilal alias Gautam, 45, who ran coaching centers on a school campus and in Seer Govardhanpur.
  • Investigators have widened the inquiry to review past coaching batches and examine electronic devices to identify additional victims or evidence.