South delhi

Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range: National shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj has been suspended by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), and a show-cause notice has been issued to him following sexual assault allegations by a 17-year-old national-level shooter, NRAI assistant secretary Rajiv Bhatia told IANS on Thursday. 

The national-level female shooter alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Bharadwaj at a hotel in Surajkund, Faridabad, in December last year, during a national championship in New Delhi.

Bhardwaj has been booked by the Haryana Police following an official complaint from the victim's family. According to the FIR registered in Faridabad, the coach sexually assaulted the national-level shooter and threatened to ruin her career.