India, March 20 -- A senior Navy official has raised questions on the selection of an Army boxer over the Navy's pugilist in the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. According to the Indian Express, the 10-member squad for the tournament includes nine boxers from the Army, while the 10th and final member is a boxer from Rajasthan and not from the defence services. The Navy's Hitesh Gulia lost out to the Army's Deepak in the 70-kg weight category. In a letter to the Secretary (Sports), Hari Ranjan Rao, a Vice Admiral in charge of personnel-related matters, has questioned this selection move.

It has been alleged that the selection committee, which was appointed by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI),...