Suspended secretary of the disbanded Indian Hockey Federation K Jothikumaran on Friday filed a suit against the television channel that did a sting operation on him. He has claimed damages of Rs 25 lakh.
“The Indian Hockey Federation and K Jothikumaran have filed a civil suit in the High Court of Chennai against Aaj Tak, the television broadcasters to declare that their telecast under the subject ‘Sting Operation — Operation Chak De’ is concoctive, fabricated and fictitious in order to lower the status of IHF and K Jothikumaran and claim damages of Rs 25 lakh,” Jothikumaran said in a statement.
Jothikumaran was caught on camera accepting bribe for purportedly getting a player selected for the National team.
The sting operation by the TV channel stunned the hockey fraternity and resulted in the K P S Gill-headed IHF being suspended by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) a week later.
