New Delhi:The FIR was filed after a complaint was made by RTI activist Pandit Keshav, who alleged Marsh’s actions of dropping legs on the World Cup trophy had offended the sentiments of Indian cricket team fans.With Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh seen putting his feet on the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 trophy after his team won it by defeating India on 19 November, an FIR was lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh on 24 November.
The FIR was filed after a complaint was made by RTI activist Pandit Keshav, who alleged Marsh’s actions of dropping legs on the World Cup trophy had offended the sentiments of Indian cricket team fans.Apart from this, Pandit Keshav even forwarded a copy of the complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that the Australian player should not be allowed to play cricket in India