NIS expels boxer Ram Singh, Vijender may face dope test

Boxer Ram Singh has been expelled from NIS Patiala after he confessed that he had taken drugs along with Olympic medalist Vijender Singh. The boxer was reportedly admitted to the institute on the reccommendation of Vijender Singh. The two are reportedly very close friends and even shared a room in their youth. The NIS has not announced anything with regard to Vijender Singh, but the boxer is likely to be questioned by police. Reports saythat boxer Vijender Singh is likely to be called for a dope test soon. The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) is likely to ask Olympic medallist boxer to come for a dope test, reports Times of India. [caption id=“attachment_654535” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image from IBN-Live[/caption] India’s national boxing coach GS Sandhu told CNN-IBN that it was best to wait for the results of the investigation before making any statement. He added that Vijender Singh had categorically told him that there was no truth to the allegations and that he was being dragged into an issue that had nothing to do with him. Ram Singh said on Saturday that he along with Vijender, had met drug dealer Anoop Singh Kahlon and purchased heroin from him, but retracted the statement to say that both he and Vijender took the drug on the mistaken belief that it was a food supplement. “Vijender took drugs two or three times thinking that they were food supplements. When we found out they were drugs we were shocked and stopped taking them,” Ram told CNN-IBN. Ram Singh had earlier told the police that he and Vijender Singh bought heroin from arrested drug dealer Anoop Singh Kahlon. He had told them that he and Vijender had met drug dealer Anoop Singh Kahlon 3-4 times since December. However, he claimed that they are not habitual users. Police had recovered nearly 30 kg of heroin, estimated over Rs 130 crore, from Kahlon’s house in Shivalik Vihar in Zirakpur on the city outskirts in Mohali district on Thursday. The car of Vijender’s wife Archana was found by police near the NRI’s house. Vijender, 27, a Haryana Police DSP rank officer, has trashed allegations that he has links with the alleged NRI drug dealer, saying the “ridiculous charges” would be proved wrong in investigations. Meanwhile the Indian boxing federation said that they would require a medical test proving drugs in Vijender’s blood stream, or a positive test conducted by WADA for them to take any action against the boxer.