Acting on the allegations of women players of Chhattisgarh’s Powerlifting team, who jointly accused General Secretary of Chhattisgarh Powerlifting Association Krishna Sahu of allegedly molesting them.
State Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Minister Kedar Kashyap has directed Commissioner and Secretary of his Department to institute an inquiry and submit a report within a week, minister said talking with The Pioneer on Friday.
The players had alleged in a televised interview that Sahu has allegedly molested them after calling them in his room.
They also alleged that Sahu also demanded a commission from the prize amount received by players besides allegedly threatening them that if they didn’t share the same, he would implicate them in a doping case.
Most of the players in the team belong to economically weaker families from Scheduled Caste community hailing from rural areas of Chhattisgarh.
The Chhattisgarh Olympic Association has also announced to get the matter probed. Meanwhile, Krishna Sahu has refuted all charges levelled against him by the players.