Police starts a case against Mohammed Shami

New Delhi, Mar 09: The Kolkata Police has started a case against India pace bowler Mohammed Shami under several sections of the Indian Penal Code including 498A, which amounts to cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives.

The sections invoked against the 27-year-old pacer, who made his debut in November 2013, include 307 (attempt to murder), 498A (domestic violence), 506 (criminal intimidation), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison), 34 (acts by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and 376 (rape). The last section was brought against Shami’s elder brother.

"My husband's elder brother, Hasib Ahmad, raped me when I went to my in-law's place in Uttar Pradesh last year," said Jahan on Friday morning.

Four other family members of the cricketer have also been named in the complaint by the police.