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The coach of the Indian women's hockey team, M.K. Kaushik, has pulled out of the squad after a player accused him and some of his staff of sexually harassing her, officials from the sport's federation said on Wednesday.Kaushik's departure could deal a blow to the team's prospects ahead of next month's hockey World Cup in Argentina, as he was seen as instrumental to raising the team's performance.Officials of the Hockey India (HI) federation told reporters that Kaushik, a former Olympian and team captain, has offered to "withdraw" from the team until his name was cleared.Kaushik, speaking to the Press Trust of India news agency, said the accusations were a "big-time conspiracy against me.""I will prove my innocence," he said.HI will launch an investigation into the accusations, naming a panel on Thursday, federation secretary Narinder Batra said."Hopefully the panel will give its recommendations before next month's World Cup so that we can either get a new coach or reinstate Kaushik if he is found innocent," Batra said.The federation, however, said it had suspended a team support staff after receiving evidence that he had been involved with prostitutes.HI President Vidya Stokes told reporters that an assistant coach will take charge of the team for the Asian Champions Trophy in Busan, South Korea, this month.Kaushik, a member of India's 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medal winning men's hockey team, met HI officials on Wednesday, but details were not immediately available.(Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee)(For more news on Reuters India, click http://in.reuters.com)
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