Legendary pistol marksman and Manu Bhaker's personal coach Jaspal Rana on Thursday claimed he was asked to leave the Karni Singh shooting range by India's high performance director Pierre Beauchamp, kicking off a controversy in which the national federation appeared to be siding with the Canadian.

One of the country's most decorated shooters, Rana, told PTI that he had visited the range to oversee Manu's training as the Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold medallist prepares for the upcoming Paris Olympics.