KANPUR: Around lunch time on Day One of the second Test at the Green Park Stadium, a Bangladeshi fan named Tiger Roby was taken to the hospital by local police after he alleged some Indian fans in the stands heckled him and beat him up.
Before police could attend to him, he was seen claiming that he was punched in the abdomen. It has been learnt that Roby had also accused the Chennai crowd of abusing him during the first Test last week.
"As he came out of the stands, he was wincing in pain and seemed to be fainting. He was given a chair to sit but he fell," an Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association official said.
A police officer present at the stadium said the fan was provided first aid and an ambulance was called. A police spokesperson later said Roby was unwell and was given medication before he felt stable at the hospital.
"During the India-Bangladesh match today, a fan named Tiger fell sick suddenly. The police officials present at the scene attended to him and with the help of the medical team, he was given adequate treatment. Now, he is fine and a liaison officer has been asked to stay with him and see to it he doesn't face any problems," the spokesperson said.
"There were reports of a scuffle, which is completely baseless. There was no kind of violence against him. After speaking to him, it has emerged the bruises on his body are due to him falling down," the spokesperson added.
