2014 Glasgow CWG Shame - IOA Secretary General charged with drunken driving and wrestling referee with assault

Of the two separate incidents on Saturday Aug 02,2014, the drunken driving show starred Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta, and the sexual assault charge featured wrestling referee Virender Malik, a Category I Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) accredited wrestling referee who was not attached to the contingent.
That Mehta occupies a top position in India’s sports officialdom only deepened the humiliation, contrasting starkly with the excellent performance of the nation’s athletes at Glasgow

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta (left) was arrested for drunken driving, while wrestling referee Virender Malik (right) has been charged with sexual assault

 

  

Both Mehta and Malik will be produced before the Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.

As secretary general of the IOA, Mehta was an invitee of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). He has also taken his family members to the Games; unconfirmed reports said he tried to keep the bad news from them too.
Malik was taken into custody, reportedly on charges of assaulting a staff member of the guest house where he was staying.
The nature of the assault remained unclear though some reports said it was of a sexual nature.
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed the arrests but refused to give details.
“On August 2, a 49-year-old man was arrested following reports of an alleged assault at City Centre of Glasgow.
"On August 2, a 45- year-old man was arrested following reports of an alleged assault in the west of Glasgow,” said the spokeswoman

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PAST INCIDENTS OF SHAME

2006: A masseur in the Indian contingent for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games was accused of sexually harassing a 16-year-old cleaner
2010: Photos of Hockey India videographer M. Basavaraj with prostitutes were leaked during a foreign tour, following which he was sacked
2010: A women’s hockey player accused team coach M.K. Kaushik of sexually harassing her after which the coach had to step down
2013: A junior woman shooter alleged sexual harassment by a colleague. The matter was investigated by athletes’ commission of NRAI and was found to be out of spite, and a case of rivalry rather than sexual harassment
2013: Another junior shooter was suspended for 12 months for sexually harassing a hotel housekeeping staff while training in Italy