Shocking! Indian hockey star Vandana Katariya's family harassed, casteist slurs hurled after defeat to Argentina

According to reports, casteist slurs were made against her family that resides in Roshnabad village in Haridwar after India lost to Argentina in the women’s hockey semi-final match at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. 

Haridwar: At a time when everyone is making efforts to boost the morale of the Indian Olympic contingent in Tokyo, Indian Hockey star Vandana Katariya's family in Haridwar was harassed by a few upper caste men. According to reports, casteist slurs were made against her family that resides in Roshnabad village in Haridwar after India lost to Argentina in the women’s hockey semi-final match at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.    It was reported that soon after the match, two men from the upper caste gathered near her home and started hurling casteist remarks against her family. They mocked the family by bursting crackers and danced outside their home, shouting that the India team lost since it had “too many Dalit players.”