Defender Varun Kumar has sought permission to withdraw from the FIH Pro League following the police complaint against him in Bengaluru.
The India player, who was with the national team here till a day before, has left the team hotel with his whereabouts uncertain. He had not trained with the rest of the squad for the past two days, ever since news broke of a 22-year old woman accusing him of sexually abusing her multiple times over the last few years on the pretext of marriage.
The 28-year old Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist has been charged under the stringent POCSO Act with the woman claiming she was 17 at the time. Team members and officials have stayed away from the media so far, concentrating on their training instead.
