New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- In a horrific incident, a cricket coach allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl who was learning the sport under his supervision in the Panki area of Kanpur, Hindustan Times quoted police as saying on Friday.

Meanwhile, a coach has been identified as a resident of Gangaganj and is absconding.

The police said that the accused allegedly lured the minor to his colony after coaching classes and drugged her before sexually assaulting her. In addition, the police officer said that the suspect allegedly abused the victim for two months, before the girl confided in her mother, who filed a complaint at the Panki police station.

Not only this, the accused allegedly blackmailed the girl with social ostrac...