Mizoram boxing coach held on charges of raping women pugilists
Police said the four girls lodged a complaint to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Aizawl after which an FIR was lodged at the police station on Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of Lalthlengliana on the same day. The women boxers complained that the boxing coach sexually abused them even while they were undergoing training at the Mizoram Boxing Association (MIZBA) boxing hall at the Ramhlun Sports Complex in Aizawl.
It is not yet known if another complaint will be submitted against the MIZBA leaders for sending a male coach to look after under-aged women boxers.
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