Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Bagan Striker Lalawmpuia Admitted to Rehab


Kolkata, Feb 18 : A promising football player from Mizoram and a I-league regular PC Lalawmpuia of Mohun Bagan Club has been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic for addiction to alcohol. Club Secretary Anjan Mitra today said that the striker was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic in the southern suburb of the city last night for treatment of addiction to alcohol. Mitra said, “We have admitted him so that this promising players does not go astray and can get rid of his addiction.” Puia was arrested early morning on Saturday for drunken driving and riding a motorcycle without a helmet. He failed the alcohol test at the police station and was later released on bail. Bagan did not allow him to practice the next day and did not field him against Mohammedan Sporting on Sunday. Mitra said, “Puia is a member of the Mohun Bagan family. He is young and very promising. Even after Saturdays arrest we did not suspend him or issue a show cause notice. At the same time we felt he should get cured of his addiction. So we decided to admit him to a rehabilitation centre.”

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