Foreign coach booked for 'raping' minor athlete during Asian Games training

PATIALA: A 34-year-old foreign coach attached to the Indian cycling squad has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for allegedly raping a minor cyclist at the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), housed within Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) campus in Patiala.Patiala police have issued a look out circular (LOC) against the accused, Maxat Ayazbayev, a former professional road cyclist from Kazakhstan.He has been untraceable since the complaint surfaced last week. Police have seized his passport and formed two teams to track him down.According to investigators, the alleged assault took place on September 13.The survivor had been stationed at the Patiala facility for a high-performance training camp.