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Two female footballers were physically assaulted by an All India Football Federation (AIFF) member during the Indian Womens League tournament taking place in Goa..
Reacting to the incident, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, has ordered the AIFF to take strict legal action against the accused, Deepak Sharma, who is an executive committee member of AIFF..
The Ministry of Sports has taken serious note of an alleged physical assault upon women footballers by an official during the ongoing Indian Women's League in Goa..
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