FIR filed against Australian batsman Mitchel Marsh in India

An FIR has been filed against Australian opener Mitchel Marsh in Uttar Pradesh, India, by RTI activist Keshav Pandit.

After Australia won the World Cup, a picture of Mitchell Marsh resting his legs on the trophy went viral on social media. He later removed the picture from social media but Indians are still on his case.

An FIR was lodged against Australian cricketer #MitchellMarsh in Aligarh, UP

The complaint was filed by RTI activist Pandit Keshav, alleging that Marsh's actions of dropping legs on the World Cup trophy had offended the sentiments of Indian cricket team fans

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The FIR was filed by RTI activist Pandit Keshu in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. The prosecution has also sent a copy of the FIR to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he has demanded a ban on Mitchell Marsh from participating in any cricket activity.

The FIR against Mitchell Marsh has been filed after the complaint of former Indian player Irfan Pathan, who said that he was hurt by Mitchell’s action.

This is not the first time that a case has been filed against a foreign cricketer in India. In October, an Indian lawyer filed a complaint in the ICC against Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, asking that he be stopped from offering prayers on the ground during the match.