The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Thursday said it is likely to suspend former national champion Soumyajit Ghosh and drop him from the country’s Commonwealth Games squad after an 18-year-old woman levelled allegations of rape against the paddler. READ | Soumyajit Ghosh on rape charge against him: She’s blackmailing meGhosh, who is currently training in Germany, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, is set to be dropped from the national team, federation secretary MP Singh told PTI on Thursday. “The charges are very serious against Ghosh, who is an important member of the men’s squad for the CWG. READ | Soumyajit Ghosh is champion stuff but overweight, says coach Massimo ConstantiniThe other members of the squad are G Sathiyan , A Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj and Harmeet Desai. However Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra said that in case TTFI drops Ghosh, the CWG federation won’t allow any replacement.

Source: Hindustan Times March 22, 2018 11:37 UTC