Australian cricketer 'sexually assaulted American woman and severely beat her fiancee

Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach has been arrested on molestation and assault charges, a senior Delhi Police official said today.

The 27-year-old is accused of molesting American Zoe Khan and physically attacking her fiancee Sahil Peerzada in a city hotel during a party after Pomersbach's Bangalore team had beaten Delhi in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Thursday.

 Luke Pomersbach

Police commissioner KC Dwived said: 'The lady complained he molested her and after he left the room, he came back again and tried to force his entry into the room.'

'I am shocked to be in this position. I can't believe this is happening and I'm really disappointed when people make things up,' Pomersbach was quoted as saying by The Weekend Australian newspaper.

The Australian cricketer was subsequently granted an interim bail by a city court.

Khan and her fiancee Peerzada are undergoing treatment in a city hospital.

Attended by celebrities from the world of cricket and show business, IPL post-match parties have drawn criticism but league chairman Rajeev Shukla said the body no longer has anything to do with the events.

Sahil Peerzada 

Mr Shukla said: 'IPL is not hosting any party. We have done away with this concept of hosting parties.

'Let the law take its course and police decide, it's about the behaviour of an individual player.'

Pomersbach, who played his only Twenty20 International against New Zealand in 2007, has not been part of the Bangalore playing XI this season.

Sahil Peerzada with his Fiancee Zoe Khan

The incident follows Kolkata franchisee owner and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's altercation on Wednesday in Mumbai with the Wankhede Stadium officials, who have banned him from entering the ground for next five years.

Earlier on Tuesday, five uncapped Indian cricketers were provisionally suspended following allegations of corruption in the lucrative Twenty20 League