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National women hockey players were not mistreated: Indian Railways

By Ians English

New Delhi, Aug 30: The Indian Railways on Monday dismissed media reports that said that four national women's hockey players were made to sit on the floor while travelling from Ranchi to Rourkela via Bokaro-Allepey Express train.

"The news reports about women's hockey team, after their return from Rio Olympics being forced to sit on the floor while they were travelling from Ranchi to Rourkela via Bokaro-Allepey Express train is completely false. Also the information that of the TTE asked them to sit on the floor of the bogey of the train is untrue," the statement said.

Members of Indian women's hockey team on their arrival in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the Olympic Games starting August 5.


The Indian Railways also said that the players -- Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Sunita Lakra and Lilima Minz -- who represented India at the Rio Olympics -- reached the station from the Ranchi airport and took the train without any information to the Indian Railways

"However, when the players boarded the train with unconfirmed tickets, the TTE took only 20 minutes to make seats available to them," the statement added.

It was found out that the players belonging to Odisha are employees of the Railways and they had preponed their journey to home as they were in a hurry to meet their family members.

"The hockey players hold no grudge against the Indian Railways and the same was communicated by them to the Indian Railways authorities," the statement said.

IANS
Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 15:47 [IST]
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