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Sports personalities are considered heroes of a nation. But over the years it has been seen that not all are worthy of the hero worship.
Recently Asian Games gold medal winning boxer Dingko Singh of Manipur was allegedly arrested for physically assaulting a female weight lifter at Imphal.
The lady stated that he was assaulted by the boxer, for scribbling his name on his car’s dust-covered registration plate. She was brutally hit by Dingko with a stick. The miscreant used to be a coach of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Imphal.
Such incidents are not new in India. In the past also we have seen several cases, where an Indian sports personality has been arrested for his or her wrongdoing.
Here is a list of such sportspersons who have been arrested in the past.
1. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
This Indian fast bowler was arrested last year during the IPL on the grounds of match-fixing and spot-fixing in as many as three matches; Sreesanth was playing for IPL side Rajasthan Royals. The speedster was arrested from a friend’s place in Mumbai. His contract was terminated by his franchise and the BCCI suspended him for lifetime. Sreesanth had been sent to the Tihar Jail in Delhi, before he was released on bail.
2. Ajit Chandila
Another miscreant in the above mentioned scandal, Ajit Chandila too was arrested from Mumbai. Chandila was booked under the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The court, while granting bail to the cricketer said, his connection with the alleged organised syndicate was too remote.
3. Ankeet Chavan
Ankeet was the third member of the Rajasthan Royals trio that was involved in the spot-fixing scandal during last year’s IPL. Chavan also followed his partner in crime, S. Sreesanth to the Tihar Jail. But he was released early, keeping in mind his forthcoming wedding.
‘Royal trio’
4. Rahul Sharma
The Indian leg-spin bowler, who also played for Pune Warriors India in the IPL, was arrested in 2012 from Mumbai for allegedly consuming drugs at a rave party and was tested positive. Sharma was later released on bail. He was accompanied by fellow PWI player and South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell in the wrongdoing.
‘Rave Rahul’
5. Pinki Pramanik
The 2006 Asian Games gold medallist was arrested in 2012 in West Bengal after she had allegedly tortured and attempted to rape a woman. Pramanik was charged under sections 376 (rape), 417 (impersonation), 420 (cheating), 325 (assault), 506 (intimidation) and 493 (cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of a lawful marriage). She later went through a gender test, which proved that she was a male.
Pinki Pramanik
6. Ram Singh
This boxer from Punjab had his claim to fame last year, after he was arrested by the Punjab police for buying and consuming drugs (heroin). Ram Singh was also the boxing partner of Olympic Bronze medalist Vijender Singh. The latter too was alleged of consuming drugs, but his allegations are yet to be proven.
Ram Singh and Vijender Singh’s drug allegation
7. Subhash Bhowmick
Current Technical Director of Churchill Brothers football club, Subhash Bhowmick was arrested by the CBI on December 2, 2005, on the ground of bribery. He was an employee of the anti-evasion department of Central Excise. The then East Bengal coach was caught red handed taking Rs 1.5 lakhs from a businessman.
Under the celebrated coach, East Bengal have won 2 national football league and the coveted LG ASEAN Cup trophy. Last season Bhowmick guided Churchill Brothers to their second I-League title.
Subhash Bhowmick
8. Jagpreet Singh
Former East Bengal player Jagpreet Singh and his cook Ravi Singh were arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Dum Dum, Kolkata. Two other footballers were involved in the case, Baldeep Singh of United Sports club and Jaspal Parmar of East Bengal. Although East Bengal officials later claimed that Parmar was released from the club before the incident happened. United Sports terminated Baldeep’s contract immediately after the incident.
Jagpreet Singh was alleged of raping a minor girl
9. Angad Singh
The coach of Jammu and Kashmir’s under-20 women ‘s hockey team, Angad Singh, was arrested on charges of molestation and harassment. Hyberabad police arrested Angad Singh after Punjab players lodged a complaint against him. Angad Singh, who was travelling in the New Delhi-bound AP Express train, was taken into custody at the Ramagundam railway station. He was later produced in a court in Andhra Pradesh.
J&K U-20 hockey coach arrested for rape attempt
10. Jagdish Singh ‘Bhola’ (from Arjuna awardee to Drug lord)
Arjuna awardee wrestler Jagdish Bhola was arrested after he was found guilty of involvement in the Punjabi drug racket. He was famously known as a drug lord in Punjab. The police claimed that Arjuna awardee Jagdish Singh, alias Bhola, also a deputy superintendent of Punjab Police who had been dismissed from service, was the kingpin of the Rs 700 crore synthetic drug racket and used to supply narcotics to the US and some European countries.
