The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Sports ministry instructs IOA to form enquiry committee into HI allegations
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Uthra Ganesan
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The Indian sports ministry has ordered the Indian Olympic Association to form an independent committee to investigate sexual harassment and intimidation allegations within Hockey India. This follows a request for an impartial probe by Hockey India's own president.
The allegations of sexual harassment, criminal intimidation and institutional protection for the accused within Hockey India (HI) have gone beyond the federation’s internal purview. The sports ministry, recognising the seriousness of the matter, has now directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to look into it.
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