CWG gold medalist Manika Batra, 6 others, denied boarding on Air India flight

Mumbai: Indian table tennis player Manika Batra and six other players were denied boarding on an Air India Delhi-Melbourne flight due to overbooking.

A total of 17 players were bound for Australia to participate in the ITTF World Tour Australian Open to start from Monday.

Ten of the players could board the flight while the rest, including Commonwealth Games gold medalist Batra and Mouna Das, were left behind,Batra said in a tweet.



Batra tagged Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office in her tweet.