The CBI on Tuesday registered a case in connection with alleged spiking of wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s food and water at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre at Sonepat ahead of the Rio Olympics. Yadav was barred from participating in the Rio Olympics after banned substances were found in his urine samples.
The case was registered at Police Station, Rai, Sonepat on July 27 under IPC sections. Yadav had alleged that Jitesh, a wrestler and resident of Dariyapur Kalan, Delhi, mixed some restricted material (narcotic) in his meal/water.
The case has been registered under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy, 328 (poisoning) and 506 of the IPC.
“It was alleged that spiking of some restricted material (narcotic) in the meal/water of the said international wrestler was to stop his participation in Rio Olympics for which he had qualified,” a CBI spokesperson said.
Yadav was slapped with a four-year ban by the Court of Arbitration (CAS) during the Olympics barring him from the Games. After the development, the WFI had been demanding a CBI probe into the matter.
The wrestler was tested positive for banned substance for about 20 days ahead of the start of the Olympic Games. Yadav had alleged conspiracy against him saying his food and drinks were spiked at SAI hostel in Sonepat but failed to provide any material to substantiate his allegations.
He was debarred from representing India at the Rio Games in the 74-kg freestyle wrestling event but later NADA allowed him to participate in the game as it accepted the sabotage hypothesis put forth by the wrestler.
During the course of the Games, the CAS slapped a ban on him for flunking a dope test following WADA’s challenge to the clean chit given to him by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) just three days ahead of his scheduled opening bout at the Olympics.
However, during the hearing at Rio de Janeiro, WADA had said if any decision was rendered at a later stage by a criminal court in India, which confirmed the alleged sabotage, then any award made by the ad-hoc panel could be reviewed by the Supreme Court in Switzerland, where the CAS is based.