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Ankush Bhardwaj, suspended by NRAI, is absconding after allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Haryana shooter in Faridabad.
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Taking pictures coach Ankush Bhardwaj, who’s accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Haryana nationwide shooter, is presently absconding, with police forming a number of groups to hint and nab him.
Earlier this week, the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation of India (NRAI) suspended Ankush Bhardwaj, a national-level taking pictures coach, from all duties. He allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old national-level lady shooter throughout a competition-related keep in Faridabad final month.
In line with information company PTI, police mentioned that two groups of the crime unit and the ladies police station are conducting raids to nab Ankush Bhardwaj including {that a} devoted police crew can also be tenting in Mohali.
“Three groups are on the job. The accused is absconding now. The groups are conducting raids and the accused shall be arrested quickly,” the company quoted Yashpal Yadav, spokesperson of Faridabad Police.
As per the FIR filed on January 6, the alleged incident passed off on December 16, following the athlete’s participation in a national-level taking pictures competitors on the Dr. Karni Singh Taking pictures Academy in New Delhi, as beforehand reported by HT.
The criticism alleged that the coach requested the shooter to satisfy him within the foyer of a lodge in Surajkund, Faridabad, to analyse her efficiency. The household alleged that she was later pressured to go to his room, the place he allegedly sexually assaulted her regardless of resistance.
The FIR, which HT was in a position to entry, said that the coach threatened to jeopradise her profession and hurt her household if she disclosed the incident.
Rajiv Bhatia, secretary of the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation of India, said that the accused was instantly suspended from his function as coach of the nationwide junior crew as soon as the matter got here to mild.
“We’ve additionally referred the matter to our inside complaints committee for an in depth procedural inquiry. Nevertheless, the investigation being carried out by the police will prevail above all,” the sooner HT report quoted Bhatia as saying.
The Haryana State Girls Fee has additionally written to the police commissioner, looking for an in depth report on the matter, police mentioned on Friday.
In her letter despatched on Thursday, Fee chairman Renu Bhatia mentioned the case ought to be investigated by a devoted police officer because the matter was extraordinarily delicate.
“On this connection, you might be requested to kindly appoint a devoted police officer to look into the matter pertaining to FIR No. 0003 dated 06.01.2026, registered at Girls Police Station, NIT Faridabad. Additional, you might be additionally requested to direct the officer to submit the most recent standing report back to this Fee,” the letter said, per PTI.
An FIR has been filed in opposition to Bhardwaj, a resident of Mohali, Punjab, underneath Part 6 of the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Part 351(2) (felony intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Faridabad, India, India
January 10, 2026, 18:24 IST
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