Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Man Arrested After 36 Years in Cricket Umpire Attack
In 1990, an 18-year-old cricket player named Omprakash Lalta Pasi was upset after an umpire declared him out.
Police say he hit the umpire with a cricket bat and ran away.
The umpire was seriously hurt.
Pasi did not appear in court several times.
He also allegedly changed his address and contact information to avoid arrest.
Police continued looking for him for many years.
They eventually found him in Mira Road, Thane.
Pasi, now 55, has been arrested and faces an attempt to murder charge.
Omprakash Lalta Pasi was arrested nearly 36 years after allegedly attacking a cricket umpire in Borivali, Mumbai.
Police said Pasi attacked the umpire with a bat after being declared out during a 1990 match.
The umpire was seriously injured, according to police.
Pasi allegedly evaded arrest by changing his address and contact details and was later declared a proclaimed offender.
Borivali Police traced and arrested him at Poonam Residency in Mira Road, Thane; he faces an attempt to murder charge.
- Who
- Omprakash Lalta Pasi, arrested by Borivali Police.
- What
- Pasi was arrested over the alleged 1990 bat attack on a cricket umpire and faces an attempt to murder charge.
- When
- The alleged attack occurred in 1990; the arrest came nearly 36 years later.
- Where
- The attack occurred in Borivali, Mumbai, and Pasi was arrested at Poonam Residency in Mira Road, Thane.
- Why
- Police said he allegedly attacked the umpire after being declared out and later evaded court proceedings and arrest.
- Accused
- Omprakash Lalta Pasi
- Age at incident
- 18
- Age at arrest
- 55
- Incident year
- 1990
- Alleged weapon
- Cricket bat
- Arrest location
- Poonam Residency, Mira Road (east), Thane district
- Police station
- Borivali police station
- Current charge
- Attempt to murder
