‘It was not only sexual abuse, it was also verbal and mental abuse’

Wednesday, 8 September 2021Newsdesk

After a 19-year-old national-level runner filed a sexual harassment complaint against Chennai-based athletics coach P Nagarajan in May, seven more women athletes, among them India internationals, came forward with similar allegations against the 59-year-old, The Indian Express had reported.

New Delhi, 08 September2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, all the complainants, some of them long retired, had trained as juniors with Nagarajan, and the abuse is said to have happened over several years.Nagarajan is credited with mentoring several national medallists over three decades. The coach is facing charges under the IPC and Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The victims gave statements to a magistrate. Last month, the police filed a charge sheet. The Indian Express spoke to two victims who are adults now.

Source - The Indian Express