Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra on Tuesday lashed out at the National Rifles Association of India for not coming to the aid of shooters, who were stranded at the IGI airport after their ammunition was denied clearance for several hours, PTI reported.
The Indian shooters were left stranded at the airport on their return from the World Cup in Cyprus. The team, which included the likes of Chain Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Kynan Chenai, had to wait for more than 10 hours before they were allowed to leave with their ammunition.
When asked why the shooters were made to wait for such a long time, additional commissioner at IGIA, Amandeep Singh said they were waiting for clearance from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s clearance. “We had to clear some things with the revenue department and hence the delay in clearing the shooters’ guns,” Singh said.
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