{
  "id": 9213618,
  "title": "POCSO case against foreign coach over sexual assault of minor athlete in Patiala",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/pocso-case-against-foreign-coach-over-sexual-assault-of-minor-athlete",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:03:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/pocso-case-against-foreign-coach-over-sexual-assault-of-minor-athlete-in-patiala-10889837/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian Express reports that a foreign coach has been booked in connection with a sexual assault case against a minor athlete at a training camp in Patiala. The Punjab Police have registered an FIR under Section 64 (rape), 352 (intentional insult) of the BNS Act and Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act. The coach, who had joined the national sports federation in November last year, was reportedly in Delhi at a training camp ahead of the Asian Games in Japan when the incident occurred on September 13. The federation confirmed the allegations, stating that they revoked the coach's travel clearance after the incident was brought to their attention. The police are currently investigating the case and working to apprehend the accused.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}