Exclusive : *** scandal rocks Indian Women's hockey

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He's the man who inspired the superhit 2007 film Chak de India, starring Shahrukh Khan. MK Kaushik, the coach of the Indian women's hockey team, now stands disgraced after allegations of ***ual misconduct by the team members.

Kaushik has, however, denied any wrongdoing and said the charges were a "big-time conspiracy" by players who had failed to find a place in the national team.

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A day after the *** scandal rocked the national game, Kaushik stepped down as the head coach and vowed to clear his name, saying the allegations were baseless and he was a victim of "big-time conspiracy".

A deputy coach will lead the women's team during this month's Asian Champions Trophy in South Korea.

The ugly scandal broke out when a member of the Indian women's hockey team sent in a written complaint of ***ual harassment against Kaushik.

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Kaushik announced his resignation after a meeting with a four-member inquiry panel comprising Rajiv Mehta (chairman) and former players Zafar Iqbal, Ajit Pal Singh and Sudharsan Pathak.

"I have said what I had to in front of the committee. I'm likely to be exonerated, but I have said that I no longer want to be the coach of the team", Kaushik said.

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In an unrelated event, the video analyst of the team, Basavaraj, was caught in a compromising position with *** workers in his hotel room, during the team's recent tours to China and Canada. He was removed from his post immediately.

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Hockey India Secretary General Narinder Batra said he received an anonymous mail last Friday, in which allegations had been levelled against Basavraj for having been involved with **********s during the tours of Canada and China.