Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 25: Narinder Batra, the president of the Indian Olympic Association, resigned on Wednesday.
This comes only weeks after the CBI opened a preliminary investigation into his alleged misappropriation of fund. Batra is accused of misappropriating Rs 35 lakh from Hockey India (HI) for personal gain.
Since 2017, Batra, who is also the president of the International Hockey Federation, has led the IOA.
Notably, the Indian Olympic Association elections were scheduled for December but were cancelled owing to legal difficulties. The Delhi High Court has received a petition questioning its composition. The plea claimed that it violated the National Sports Code and the charter of the International Olympic Committee.
