Sports Authority of India Director General Injeti Srinivas on Friday gave a solatium of Rs5 lakh to the family of Aparna, who died after consuming poison fruit along with three other colleagues, alleging harassment from seniors. The SAI Director General, who visited the grieving parents also offered job to a family member. Those undergoing treatment at the hospital, whose condition is said to be stable, were given Rs25,000 each and also ensured the best possible medical help.
One of the senior girls, against whom allegations of harassment were made by the family members of the deceased rower, denied before television channels that they had done anything wrong. “We do not know why such allegations have been made,” she said, adding she herself had taken the girls in an autorickshaw to the hospital after one of them complained of uneasiness at the hostel on Wednesday night.
Srinivas was directed by Sports Ministry to rush here for an on-the-spot assessment in the wake of the tragic incident. Meanwhile, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala also visited the family of Aparna. They also handed over a detailed complaint with regards to the mental and physical harassment meted out to the girls by two senior girls and coach. Chennithala later said that ASP Merin Joseph will also be part of the SIT, which is probing the case.