Indian shooting coach faces sexual harassment allegations from junior shooters at Junior World Championships in Germany
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- A shooting coach employed by the Sports Authority of India who traveled with the Indian team to the Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany, in June is facing sexual harassment allegations from junior rifle shooters.
- The coach appeared before the National Rifle Association of India's Internal Complaints Committee, which heard his response and led to his removal from the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Tughlakabad.
- Allegations include inappropriate touching during a walk in the woods near the shooting range and threats to ruin the shooters' careers.
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Why It Matters
The incident occurred during the Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany, in June, where the coach was accompanying the Indian shooting team. The National Rifle Association of India's Internal Complaints Committee handles misconduct allegations within the organization.
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A shooting coach, who travelled with the Indian team for the Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany, in June, is in the dock after facing sexual harassment allegations from junior rifle shooters who competed at the tournament. According to NRAI sources, the coach, an employee of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), appeared before the Internal Complaints Committee of the National Rifle Association of India earlier this week. “The committee heard his response to the allegations and, based on the report from the NRAI, the SAI has moved him out of the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Tughlakabad,” an NRAI official told
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TOI. The coach, who was recruited nearly three years ago, allegedly misbehaved with the shooters during the championships. “The range is located on Friedberg Hill, on the outskirts of Suhl. The complaint is that the coach allegedly took the two shooters for a walk in the nearby woods and touched them inappropriately. Earlier, the coach even tried to get the charges dropped, threatening to ruin the careers of the shooters,” the source said. “One of the shooters’ parents had lodged an oral complaint after the incident, but nothing came of it. ”
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The National Rifle Association of India's Internal Complaints Committee will issue a formal finding on the coach's case.
Likely · Within weeks
The Sports Authority of India may take further disciplinary action against the coach beyond removal from the shooting range.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific actions did the coach take that constituted inappropriate touching?
- Have any formal legal charges been filed against the coach?
- What support is being provided to the junior shooters who made the allegations?
- Is the Sports Authority of India conducting its own investigation?