Two feminine footballers have alleged that they had been bodily assaulted by a member of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in the course of the ongoing Indian Women’s League event in Goa. In response to the allegations, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, has directed the AIFF to provoke strict authorized motion in opposition to the accused, who serves as an govt committee member of the AIFF.

“The ministry of Sports has taken a severe be aware of an alleged bodily assault upon girls footballers by an official in the course of the ongoing Indian Women’s League in Goa. All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been directed to take fast motion and make sure the security and safety of our footballers. The ministry has additional directed AIFF to take robust authorized motion and inform the ministry about actions taken. The security and safety of gamers are our utmost precedence,” wrote Union Minister Anurag Thakur on X on Saturday.

Two feminine footballers from Khad FC, a membership primarily based in Himachal Pradesh, had leveled severe allegations in opposition to Deepak Sharma, an govt committee member of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the governing physique of the game in India. According to the gamers, Sharma assaulted them in a resort room in the course of the Indian Women’s League 2 at the moment underway in Goa. The footballers filed a grievance with the AIFF on Friday, stating that the assault occurred at a resort room in Goa on Thursday. This incident was reported by NDTV.

According to NDTV, the footballers asserted that Sharma was inebriated on the time of the incident and had consumed alcohol of their presence whereas they had been touring from Himachal Pradesh to Goa.