Virat Kohli’s Pakistani fan’s bail plea dismissed

Notwithstanding a police clean chit, a Pakistani court has dismissed the bail plea of a young die-hard fan of ace cricketer Virat Kohli who was arrested on treason charges for hoisting the Indian flag atop his home.

22-year-old Umar Draz is facing an imprisonment of up to 10 years for hoisting the Indian flag atop his house in Okara district in Punjab province.

District court judge Anique Anwar announced his verdict on Thursday.

“We are disappointed and will challenge the decision in the session’s court,” said Draz’s counsel Aamir Bhatti. Police officer Aziz Cheema told reporters he had said in his report that no evidence was found that Draz committed “treason”. However, the judge dismissed his bail plea.