Asunta seeks Sports Ministry’s intervention; Tirkey hopes to resolve matter
Former Indian women's hockey captain Asunta Lakra has appealed to the Sports Ministry to address alleged sexual harassment and intimidation within Hockey India. Federation president Dilip Tirkey has promised to investigate the claims and resolve the matter between the parties involved.
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.
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