The Detective Department of the Hyderabad City Police mentioned names of three players of the 40 suspected individuals who have allegedly submitted fake birth certificates to participate in tournaments by enrolling in the Badminton Association of India (BAI). The names were mentioned in a letter addressed to Gopichand Pullela, the General Secretary Telangana Badminton Association, Hyderabad.
Police said that they had received an anonymous tip-off in March stating that some of the overaged badminton players are participating in tournaments by submitting fake date of birth information and winning medals and several national ranks in BAI, impacting the chances of genuine players.
It was also mentioned in the letter that several complaints were lodged in BAI to take action against overaged players and do justice to the genuine players but no suitable action was taken against them.
