SAI, NADA junior officials involved in Narsingh sabotage:Singh

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Refusing to budge from its stand,the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) today floated a newtheory, alleging that some junior officials of SAI and NADAare responsible for Narsingh Yadav being handed a four-yearban for doping. Narsingh was debarred from representing India at the RioGames in 74kg freestyle wrestling event after he was slappedwith a four-year ban by Court of Arbitration for Sports(CAS) for flunking a dope test following WADA’s challenge tothe clean chit given to him by National Anti-Doping Agency. WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said, "We got toknow some things there (at Rio de Janeiro) during the CAShearing. When world body (WADA) had asked NADA why dope testswere conducted on Narsingh in such short span of time, NADAhad revealed that on July 4, a written complaint was sent tothem by a junior SAI Sonepat official (Ramesh) that some drugabuse was going on in the centre. "On the basis of that complain, the dope tests wereconducted again. The people who had spiked his food/drinkswere not sure whether it was done properly (on June 23 & 24)before the first test on June 25, so they did it again beforesending the complain letter to NADA team on July 4 forconducting another test," Singh told reporters here. Narsingh’s urine sample taken out-of-competition on June25 was found to contain metabolites of methandienone and long-term metabolite of methandienone. Another sample taken out-ofcompetition on July 5 was also found to contain long-termmetabolites of methandienone. Singh alleged that some junior level officials of NADAwere also involved. "The WFI was not told about that complaint letterearlier. Although the letter was supposed to be sent to WFI,it was withheld. If we had that letter with us in Rio, ourcase would have been stronger," said Singh. "Even NADA never told us about the letter. I am sure,junior level officials of NADA are also involved," he added. Singh reiterated that he would approach the PrimeMinister and the Home Ministry and demand for a CBI probe. "I will meet both the Home Ministry and the PrimeMinister. It is extremely important to have a CBI inquiry intothe matter. And I guarantee that investigations would becarried out. "Those who are guilty must be punished. In fact, ifNarsingh is found guilty then he should be severely punished.I am again saying that it was a conspiracy," he insisted. During the hearing in Rio, CAS had said that Narsinghfailed to produce any "real evidence" regarding the sabotagetheory he had advanced and the "balance of probabilities" wasthat he orally took the banned substance intentionally intablet form on more than one occasion. PTI CM AHAH