Anurita Saini against whom four former women hockey players have accused of affair with the then team coach MM Kaushik, has sent a legal notice, demanding withdrawal of statements they made in Times of India and in television channels.

According to her advocate BS Arora, the four girls against whom the legal notice has been served through their Sports officer are Helen Mary, Central Railway, Rosaline Ralte, Western Railway, Sanghai Chanu, Western Railway and Deepika Murti Gongla Western Railway.

Journalist Arghya Ganguly of Times of India and the the Editor, Times of India, New Delhi are also sent the same notice.

The operative portion of the legal notice is reproduced below verbatim:

That you noticee No. 5 & 6 got published lebellous matter in the newspaper and had not made any inquiry about the truthfulness of the statements and had not acted with due care and attention and deliberately published the said news to cause harm to my clientess and you are responsible for such publication, thereby committed offence punishable under Section 499/500 IPC.

11. That you noticee No.3 and 4 made false imputations against my client on news channels, especially on NDTV on 22/23.07.2010 to cause harm to my clientess.

12. That all of you in conspiracy with each other with intention of causing harm to my clientess had made imputations in the newspaper and in the News Channel maliciously, recklessly and not for public good, tranquility, peace of public security and are not made in good faith.

13. That by these false imputations made by all of you in newspapers as well as on news channels my clientess reputation has been lowered in the eyes of public and the persons knowing me personally and my clientess is not able to face her own children.

You all are therefore, called upon through this Notice to withdraw your statements made in the newspaper as well as on the news channels within 7 days of the receipt of this notice failing which my client clientess shall file criminal complaint under Section 499/500 IPC and to pay a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty lacs only) as damages for causing harm in the reputation of my clientess within 7 days failing which my clientess shall file a suit for damages in the appropriate court of law at your costs, risks and consequences.