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NEW DELHI: A little over a month after he exercised his right to information to 
unearth 'wrongdoings' at his work place, a Sports Authority of India (SAI) 
official is left fearing for his life after an attack on him in Patiala on 
Monday night.

On 26th May, SAI medical officer Sajib Nandi made 244 enquiries through an 
18-page application to SAI's principal information officer, SS Chhabra, who's 
also the secretary of the organisation. Nandi's letter sought information on 
different administrative aspects of the SAI ranging from appointment of staff 
to existing vigilance cases against senior officials.

"I had gone to SAI office on Monday for some work. Later in the evening while I 
was coming back to my residence, somebody hit me on my head with a hard object. 
I could not see the attacker as the area was not well lighted, though street 
lights were there. I lost consciousness and some colleagues took me to 
hospital," he told TOI on Tuesday from a hospital in Patiala, the city where 
he's based.

"I have suffered cuts on my eye orbits and on the nose. I have informed the 
police who are investigating the matter," said Nandi, who's on leave without 
pay after he decided not to comply with orders and go to Bangalore on transfer. 
He alleged that he was transferred about four years back for raising his voice 
against corruption in SAI.

Nandi said his application seeking information under the Right to Information 
Act could have upset some "vested interests" in the organisation. "People know 
little about what's going on in SAI. If the information is given, several 
corrupt officials could land in trouble. These people are trying to harass me."

Nandi said authorities are yet to respond to his RTI application even after 
more than a month. "I sent it to the Delhi office and they sent it to different 
SAI centres for necessary action. But I am yet to receive any information."

Senior SAI officials including the director general as well as Chhabra could 
not be reached for comments. Allegations of corruption are nothing new for SAI 
which gets crores of rupees from the government to spend on sports-related 
projects.


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