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'Molested' cricketer reaches out to Gambhir; BJP MP acts

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir came out in support of a girl who alleged that her coach tried to rape her. Gautam in his tweet mentioned the incidence stating that a few days ago, a girl reached out to me saying her cricket coach was sexually harassing her. He is now behind bars & the girl is being counselled to overcome the ordeal.

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Published : Jan 15, 2020, 11:30 PM IST

New Delhi:After a budding cricketer from Delhi approached Gautam Gambhir and accused her coach of molesting and trying to rape her, the BJP MP came out in her support.

"Few days ago, a girl reached out to me saying her cricket coach was sexually harassing her. He is now behind bars & the girl is being counselled to overcome the ordeal," Gambhir tweeted.

"Thank Hon'ble HM @AmitShah ji & @DelhiPolice for quick response! We should have NO tolerance for such monsters," Gambhir added.

The alleged victim had earlier reached out to the cricketer-turned-politician through Twitter to claim that her coach was "threatening me that he will destroy my career if I complain."

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