Gold medallist at the 1982 Asian Games and Padma Shri Charles Borromeo on Wednesday resigned as head of Tata Steel sports department over alleged irregularities in the tendering process for laying of `4 crore synthetic track at JRD Tata Sports Complex.
Following raid by Tata Steel vigilance department at his official chamber at JRD Tata Sports Complex late last evening, the former athlete decided to put in his papers. The vigilance team had probed the former athlete for almost an hour to know about the tender process for the track and also took along his laptop and some documents.
The 58-year-old Borromeo, whose superannuation was due in November, won the 800 m gold at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and also went on the represent the country in the 1984 Olympic Games in los Angeles.
Sources revealed that the company’s vigilance department was probing about
the alleged corruption in the tendering process for laying the track.