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Olympian medallist Vijender took drugs five times: Police

Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh and his fellow boxer Ram Singh, a national champion, began using heroin for “fun” and obtained the drug--two gram each free of cost--at least four times from the now-arrested drug peddler, Anoop Singh Kahlon since December 2012.

Updated on: Mar 10, 2013, 24:46:41 IST
Hindustantimes.com | By , Chandigarh
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Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh and his fellow boxer Ram Singh, a national champion, began using heroin for “fun” and obtained the drug--two gram each free of cost--at least four times from the now-arrested drug peddler, Anoop Singh Kahlon since December 2012.

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In an exclusive interview to Hindustan Times on Saturday, Ram confessed having experimented with heroin along with Vijender, who is a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Padma Shri winner.

(For details read tomorrow's hindustantimes)

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    Pawan Sharma

    Pawan Sharma, based in Chandigarh, is Assistant Editor in HT and presently writes on Haryana's politics and governance. During different stints over the past two decades, he covered Punjab extensively for 10 years and before that judiciary and Himachal Pradesh with focus on high-impact news breaking and investigative journalism.Read More