LAHORE: 4 followers of Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal have been arrested in Lahore for inflicting riot exterior of his residence, Geo Information reported on Saturday.
The 4 followers got here to the cricketer’s home hoping to get an autograph from a middle-order batsman. However the interplay acquired heated after Akmal refused to offer his autograph.
The batsman’s followers turned violent when Akmal refused to offer an autograph, after which the batsman referred to as the Punjab police to de-escalate the scenario.
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SP Aziz confirmed that Akmal had filed a grievance towards the 4 individuals.
Akmal saved making headlines after being charged in 2020 for failing to report corruption provides shortly earlier than the fifth version of the Pakistan Tremendous League started.
PCB introduced earlier this yr that Akmal could be eligible to take part once more after finishing a rehabilitation program.