Tripura: Athletes Lodge Complaint Against ‘Corrupt’ Olympic Official

New Delhi: A formal complaint has been lodged by several athletes from various disciples against the allegedly corrupt secretary of the Olympic Association, Rupak Debroy. The complaint was lodged with the East Agartala police station on Sunday, according to a report in EastMojo.

According to the report, players and mentors surrounded Debroy’s residence, demanding his resignation from all sports bodies in the state. They alleged that he has direct control over 28 sports bodies associated with the Olympics.

“This man (Rupak Deb Roy) has crossed all limits of corruption in the sports body”, an ex-kabaddi player told reporters. “The funds allocated from the Olympic Association remain under his control. Never ever we saw a single penny being spent from those funds for the welfare of the players. On several occasions, we have taken tough stands against him and complained with the authorities but no action was taken from the end of the state government,” he alleged.

Another player, refusing to be named, said complaints by players have been ignored.

“He is involved in large-scale irregularities. We gave proof of him making space for players of other states to represent Tripura in national meets … We are protesting here to seek his resignation,” he was quoted as saying.

 According to media reports, Debroy, who was at home at the time of the protest, did not react. He  also refused to comment on the allegations made against him when contacted later.