Reports claim hockey players made to sit on train floor; Railways deny

New Delhi, August 29

The Indian Railways have denied reports that claimed four of India’s women hockey players they were made to sit on the floor of a train on a recent travel. 

The reports named four women players who were part of India’s Olympic contingent as having been forced to sit on the train’s floor from Ranchi to Rourkela because they had unconfirmed tickets.

The railways however issued a statement denying the reports.

"The news reports about women's hockey team, after their return from Rio Olympics, being forced to sit on the floor while they were travelling from Ranchi to Rourkela on Bokaro-Allepey Express train are completely false," Railways said in a statement.

"Also the information that of the TTE asked them to sit on the floor of the bogey of the train is untrue.”

The players advanced their travel plans because they were anxious to meet their families and the Indian Railways said it had no information of the change, the statement said, adding that the TTE had made seats available within 20 minutes of the players’ boarding. It also said players have told the Railways they bore “no grudge against them”. — Agencies