Hyderabad: A budding woman boxer allegedly
committed suicide in her hostel at the Lal Bahadur Shastri
stadium here due to harassment by a coach, police said today.
S Amaravati (19), a trainee at the Centre of Excellence,
was found dead in her room in the Sports Authority of Andhra
Pradesh (SAAP) hostel inside the stadium this morning, police
said. She allegedly consumed sleeping pills to end her life.
No suicide note had been found and investigation was
on, policce said.
Amaravati, a resident of Chintalbasti in the city, had
been staying in the hostel for the last couple of years.
Family members of the boxer alleged that a coach, Omkar Yadav,
insulted and harassed her for her poor performance in a recent
match.
"The coach insulted her by saying that she better end her
life as her performance is far from satisfactory. He also told
her that she should get out of the hostel and lead a married
life," the family members said.
Taking a serious note of the incident, State Sports
Minister K Venkata Reddy has ordered an inquiry into the
matter and promised to take tough action if anyone is found
guilty of abetting the alleged suicide.
"A departmental inquiry would be conducted in addition
to the police inquiry. The truth would be known after the
probe. We will take serious action if anyone is found guilty,"
he told reporters.
The Minister also promised to provide financial
assistance to the boxer's family.
Meanwhile, coach Omkar Yadav denied the allegation that
he insulted and harassed Amaravati.
Yadav said he trained the young boxer with
professionalism and there was no truth in the allegations
being made against him.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, November 05, 2009, 00:32