National shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj has been booked by Haryana police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old national-level female shooter at a hotel in Faridabad. "NRAI has suspended him and we will issue a show-cause notice," NRAI secretary Rajiv Bhatia told PTI. The complaint stated that Bharadwaj allegedly assaulted the shooter in a hotel room in Faridabad under the pretext of evaluating her performance. When the teenager resisted, the coach allegedly threatened to destroy her career if she spoke out. After that, when I went to the elevator area, coach sir told me that he had booked a room here, so come to my room.

Source: The Telegraph January 08, 2026 12:11 UTC