Indian Olympic Association treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey booked for alleged sexual assault of handball player

A case of rape has been registered against Anandeshwar Pandey general secretary of the UP Olympic Association at Bhiwadi police station in RajasthanA handball player has lodged an FIR against Pandey also the treasurer of Indian Olympic Association IOA alleging sexual assaultThe complainant a former nationallevel handball player of Sashastra Seema Bal SSB has filed the complaint against Pandey who was also the secretary general of the Handball Federation of India HFI from 2013 to 2020The FIR was registered at the Mahila Police Station at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan on Sunday under IPC section of 376 rape 511 attempt to commit an offence and 506 criminal intimidationIn her complaint the victim has accused Pandey of trying to rape her at the UPOAs office in Lucknow in March this year The zero FIR has now been transferred to Lucknows Hazratganj police stationIt was a zero FIR and has the sections of sexual assault The case was transferred to Lucknow on Monday said SHO of Mahila Police Station BhiwadiAlso Read Man duped of Rs 1 crore in Mumbai after getting email from lsquoLasren amp ToubrorsquoThe complainant a constable in the 4th battalion of SSB in Mohanlalganj here had also sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 31 detailing the incident and calling for his intervention in the matterAs per the complaint the 28yearold victim said she met Pandey during the selection trials for the National Women Handball ChampionshipsThe trials were organised at the KD Singh Babu Stadium on March 12 She said she made it to the camp and before the final selection on March 26 she was asked to go to Pandeys office by her coach where he allegedly misbehaved and molested her according to the FIRShe wrote in her complaint that she resisted his advances during which her jersey got torn He then threatened me with dire consequences and said he is very powerful and will end my playing career she said in her complaintI informed my higher officials about this incident the victim said who has represented Uttar Pradesh in subjunior junior and senior level national championshipsShe alleged that Pandey is a repeat offender and has finished the careers of many handball players but nobody dared to report against him because he is powerful and well connectedPandey was also in the news last week as pictures of him in compromising positions with different women went viral on social media Pandey had alleged political conspiracy in the whole issue and said he had filed a complaint with the Lucknow Police cyber cell about the picturesA former nationallevel runner Pandey started his career as a handball player and first represented Uttar Pradesh in the nationals in 197778He is also chairman of the Coordination Committee for the upcoming National Games set to be held in Ahmedabad from September 27This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever