I live in India, and I have to say that what you have posted here is true. If you have money, then anything is possible. If Hardik did this in the United States, then he will be sentenced to a minimum of 6 months in prison. They are very strict about tax evasion. But in India, he can just pay a financial penalty and escape any other form of punishment. The rape allegation is much more serious. Now I just hope that it was just a baseless allegation and the investigators would declare him as not guilty.
I'd you don't punish Pandya today, tomorrow other players will do the same thing. In South Asian countries, you can easily bypass law if you have power. Only weaker ones are given punishment. That's why these countries lag behind and are still underdeveloped. Rape allegation news on Pandya is gone as media is no more interested in covering that event. What an irony.
@Sithara007 hasn’t the watch issue too disappeared from the media, or should we give him the benefit of the doubt that he did declare the value and the media hyped it up.
Furthermore as far as the rape allegations are concerned BCCI is silent, the police don’t have proof so no one can say he’s guilty till it’s proved he actually is.
Also BCCI is keen to draft Hardik for
SA tour if he’s proved fit, not surprising at all and now all he needs to do is prove his fitness and despite his poor form he’ll be welcomed in the squad.