Hindustan Times Follow up – SAI intervenes, Nayneet back in camp
Chandigarh
EVEN BEFORE the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation could complete its probe into the allegations of sexual harassment of a player by a coach at the junior national camp, there is a twist in the tale. The player who made the allegations has been reinstated while the coach has been removed from the camp. Nayneet Kaur, who was thrown out of the camp at Lue- know on Wednesday after objecting to the alleged advances by goalkeeping coach A Edwards, has been reinstated in the camp. The IWHF was forced to call her back after intervention of the Sports Authority of India. According to a SAI source, its executive director (teams) directed the IWHF to call Nayneet back. The IWHF was also asked to explain why Nayneet was asked to leave the camp without in- forming SAL IWHF secretary general Amrit Bose said that Edwards is no longer with the women’s camp. Meanwhile, Nayneet has been left out of the 18-member squad named on Saturday for the junior Asia Cup to be held at Kuala Lumput: Malaysia, from December 13-21. Nayneet, who was in the squad for the tour of Australia that got cancelled in the last minute, has been relegated to standbys.