By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The CBI has registered a initial enquiry towards Indian Olympic Affiliation president Narinder Batra for alleged misuse of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India price range, officers mentioned on Wednesday.
The central probe company had won a grievance towards Batra following which it began a initial enquiry, which is step one to determine prima facie illegal activity, they mentioned.
It used to be alleged within the grievance that Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India price range used to be used for private advantages of Batra, the officers mentioned.
A turf struggle between Batra and Hockey India surfaced just lately after he despatched a terse communique to the sports activities federation, wondering the efficiency of the boys’s hockey crew in tournaments.
After Batra’s missive, Olympian and member of the 1975 International Cup-winning crew Aslam Sher Khan puzzled Batra over his hobby in issues of Hockey India.
Khan mentioned being the FIH (World Hockey Federation) leader, Batra’s interference in Hockey India’s operations is a transparent case of ‘war of hobby’.
“No doubt, it’s war of hobby through Batra. He’s the FIH president and being in that submit, he can certainly not intervene within the affairs of a countrywide federation,” mentioned Khan, who has challenged within the Delhi Prime Courtroom some abnormal appointments in HI, together with that of Batra as a ‘existence member’.