Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that a medical board has been constituted to investigate the suicide attempt by four young female athletes in Kerala, one of whom had lost her life. He said this on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi today. All the four were undergoing training at the Water Sports Centre of the Sports Authority of India centre in Alapuzha. A stunned Sports Ministry swung into action by ordering an inquiry and directing SAI Director General Injeti Srinivas to rush to Kerala for an on the spot assessment.Meanwhile, the three athletes, who survived the suicide bid after the alleged harassment by seniors at the SAI Centre are stable now. Alapuzha Medical college Hospital superintendent Santosh Raghavan said that the three girls continue to be critical, but their condition had stabilised.
News On AIR | May 8, 2015 8:51 PM
Medical board to probe athletes suicide attempt: Sonowal