Mystery woman identified, IOA demands investigation
July 29th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The appearance of a mystery woman in the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics has infuriated the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has asked the organisers to thoroughly probe the incident.
Indian media reports Sunday identified the woman in a bright red top, walking along side Indian flag bearer Sushil Kumar, as Bangalore-based Madhura Honey.
“There is no mysterious girl. The incident just exposes the tall claims made by the organisers regarding security. Just imagine if this had happened in India that a person without any accredation had walked ino the main arena that too along with a contingent all hell would have broken out in this side of the planet,” an IOA spokesperson said.
“IOA has filed a complaint and is waiting for a reply from London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Some say the girl was a volunteer, even if that was the case how she managed to sneak in without accredation card hanging around her and if she was security cover then she had no business to be walking in front of the contingent hogging all the limelight,” the official said.
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