Soumyadeep Roy found guilty of match fixing

The Delhi High Court has suspended the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) Executive Committee for a very long time. The Delhi High Court additionally viewed public mentor Soumyadeep Roy to be liable of match fixing.

The decision comes after star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra claimed that public mentor Roy requested that the Indian paddler enjoy match-fixing before the Tokyo Olympics.

The Delhi High Court added that a director will before long be designated to run the undertakings of the TTFI. The name of the manager alongside other important insights about his arrangement will be provided in the court request.

“The report reveals a sorry state of affairs. The court is appalled to note some of the observations made by the committee with regard to the manner in which respondent no 1 (TTFI) and respondent no 3 (national coach) were functioning,” the judge said.

“These people should be out of this, people who don’t understand how players are to be treated, to give them dignity. These players are the pride of the nation. These people (TTFI officials) have to be suspended,” the judge remarked during the hearing.”

“In view of the circumstances, the court is left with no option but to appoint an administrator. The Executive Committee of the respondent no 1 will no longer be allowed to take any decision or interfere in the manner in which the administrator decides to discharge the duties assigned to him under the Code.”