3 Junior Female Lifters Allege Nuisance At NIS; Shubham Verma Suspended

As per latest reports, a 19-year-old lifter got suspended by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for supposedly troubling 3 junior female weightlifters at the NIS, Patiala.

The 3 troubled junior weightlifters have alleged nuisance by Shubham Verma, a silver medalist at the Youth Nationals during November 2012.

He has been charged of making frequent phone calls, sending SMSs, gazing at the girls all the time with an aim of making sexual advances towards them.

The issue came to the notice of the Indian Weightlifting Federation when 3 of them forwarded a handwritten complaint against Shubham to their respective coaches and showed the phone data of his cellular phone number.

The coaches took instant action and suggested severe disciplinary action against the boy.

“Shubham Verma has been suspended by the Indian Weightlifting Federation and then removed from the Patiala campground,” IWF president and Member of Parliament, Birendra Prasad Baishya stated

“The issue reached us and we took direct action against Verma. The claims are of grave nature,” he added.

IWF secretary, Sahdev Yadav stated Haryana Weightlifting Association convener, Satpal Singh has been asked to clarify in writing the bad behavior of Shubham in a period of 15 days.

“We have forwarded a note to Satpal and demanded him to react in writing in a period of 15 days of the receiving of this letter. One more letter has been sent to Shubham asking him to clarify in writing why he made calls to the females and annoyed them,” said Yadav.

Yadav said that the boy admitted his fault after the coaches confirmed the claims of the youth weightlifters.

Verma failed to reach for his remarks as he has momentarily reserved his number.