India cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were on Saturday, 20 April, fined Rs 20 lakh each by the BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain for their sexist comments on a popular TV show Koffee With Karan.
In the order published on the official BCCI website, Jain wrote that no further action will be taken against Pandya and Rahul, who have already served a provisional suspension and tendered an unconditional apology for their loose comments on women.
Instead, he directed the World Cup-bound players to pay a fine of Rs 20 lakh each that included a payment of Rs 1 lakh each to "each of the most deserving widows of ten constables in para-military forces who have lost their lives while on duty, through 'Bharat Ke Veer App."
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