Pranav Dhanawade, the record-making cricketer, detained by police

December 18, 2016 19:16

Sixteen-year-old Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade, who made a record 1009 runs in a school match, has been detained for a delay in vacating a cricket ground, where a helipad was being built for the visit of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

Pranav's family said he was humiliated and taken to the police station after he failed to wrap up his practice session in time. He was made to wait in the police station till his father reached the spot. His father clarified that he wasn't kept in the lock up.

"We were practicing and were in last stage of our practice. Police told us to evacuate. We agreed to leave after two minutes but they reacted arrogantly," Pranav said.

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