Goa, July 8 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Yash Dayal has been booked in a sexual harassment case following a complaint filed by a woman in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The woman, who claims to have been in a five-year relationship with Dayal, has accused him of sexually exploiting her under the false promise of marriage. The FIR, registered at Indirapuram police station, cites Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with sexual acts obtained through deception-an offence punishable by up to 10 years in jail and a fine.

According to the complaint, the woman alleged that Dayal emotionally, mentally, and physically abused her over several years. She claimed the cricketer repeatedly established physical relation...