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Hockey India slaps show cause notice on Asunta; latter calls it ‘retaliation’

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Hockey India slaps show cause notice on Asunta; latter calls it ‘retaliation’

The mess within Hockey India (HI) keeps getting worse. In a latest development, former India captain and HI Executive Board member Asunta Lakra has been served a show cause notice by the federation’s Ethics Committee on a complaint filed against her by Albela Rani Toppo, also from Jharkhand. This comes a day after the Sports…

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Asunta seeks Sports Ministry’s intervention; Tirkey hopes to resolve matter

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Asunta seeks Sports Ministry’s intervention; Tirkey hopes to resolve matter

Following up on her accusations of threats and intimidation by Hockey India secretary Bholanath Singh, former India captain Asunta Lakra has urged the Sports Ministry to intervene against the “institutional protection of sexual harassment, intimidation and victimisation of women athletes in hockey”, even as federation president Dilip Tirkey assured to look into the matter. Writing…

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