A woman employee at the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) headquarters here has lodged a "verbal" complaint of "harassment" against a male colleague, according to a source in the national body. (More Sports News | More Football News)
🌃The woman is, however, yet to press a formal charge.
🦹Nonetheless, the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of the AIFF met on Tuesday to discuss the matter where she sought time before proceeding any further with her complaint.
"She made a verbal complaint and despite she not doing it in writing and not pressing for charges, the ICC 🍎escalated the matter and the committee met to discuss the issue. She has sought time to decide on whether to press charges or not," an AIFF source told PTI.
🤡"At this point in time, we don't even know what is the nature of charges or harassment. The ICC will submit a report in a few days," said the source.
🌊In January, the AIFF constituted the Internal Complaints Committee under the provision of Chapter II (4.1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.
💜The AIFF has been plagued by controversies of late with accusations of corruption against its President Kalyan Chaubey.
🌳Compounding its misery was the national men's team's shocking loss to an under-strength Afghanistan in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday in Guwahati.
