Bangladeshi cricket fan claims he was assaulted by mob during match, police deny allegation

A Bangladeshi cricket fan on Friday alleged that he was assaulted by a mob of about 15 persons during a match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, The Indian Express reported.

The police, however, denied his claims and said that the fan, who goes by the name “Tiger” Robi, was taken to the hospital after he collapsed at the stadium due to dehydration.

Robi, dressed in a tiger’s costume, was watching the match from the Block C balcony of the stadium, PTI reported. He told The Indian Express that the incident took place just before the lunch break.

VIDEO | Bangladesh cricket team's 'super fan' Tiger Roby was allegedly beaten up by some people during the India-Bangladesh second Test match being played at Kanpur's Green Park stadium. He was taken to hospital by the police. More details are awaited.#INDvsBAN #INDvsBANTEST… pic.twitter.com/n4BXfKZhgy— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 27, 2024

“A section of the crowd has been abusing me since the morning,” he alleged. “Once lunch was called, I just started shouting the names of Najmul Shanto and Mominul Haque.” Both Shanto and Haque are cricketers for Bangladesh.

Following this, a few persons started shoving him around, Robi said. “[The persons] tried to tear my mascot [Tiger] and my flag, and when I...

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