India, March 13 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned the continued presence of a sexual harassment accused former president of the Mixed Martial Arts India (MMAI) federation at sporting events, saying parents would be reluctant to send their daughters to events where a person facing such accusations was present.

"If the office-bearers have this sort of credentials, which parent of a girl athlete will send their daughter to the event? Who will want your sight at the event," a division bench of justices Ravindra V Ghuge and Abhay J Mantri said.

The former MMAI president must withdraw himself from such events "till the order is decided" and "there should not be one more addition to the list of victims", the judges said.

The cas...