Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
V. V. Subrahmanyam

Sports School OSD suspended for alleged misbehaviour with girl students

Telangana Sports Minister V. Srinivas Goud suspended the Telangana Sports School (Hakimpet) Officer on Special Duty in the wake of allegations of alleged misbehaviour with girl students.

The Minister reviewed the incident in the presence of Sports Authority of Telangana State MD Shailaja Ramaiyer and other senior officials at his official chambers here on Sunday. He also appointed a five-member committee to probe the issue and submit a detailed report.

The Minister reiterated that the State government didn’t hesitate to take serious action in such similar cases before also. “We will not tolerate even any disrespectful behaviour or even lowering the dignity of women and not hesitate to take action against such erring officials in however high posts they might be in,” the Minister said in a statement.

Mr Srinivas Goud also instructed the officials to initiate necessary measures to assure faith and trust to the parents of the girl students who were victims in the Sports School.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.