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Organisers of the Shooting World Cup have apologised to the Indian team for harassing them in the United Kingdom. "The organisers have apologised," said Rajib Bhatia, National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary. "We have now asked for a written apology and are waiting for the letter," Bhatia added. Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur has promised appropriate action once a report from the High Commission is made available. " This is something unfortunate that has happened and our ministry has noticed it and they have sent a letter to our High Commission. We will take appropriate," she said. Veteran athlete Milkha Singh said: "If like this our players go abroad and they are insulted, so it is the insult of India. All players have to come here; we will welcome them with open arms when they will come here for Commonwealth Games. Therefore, I feel that this brotherhood should be maintained and the things that are happening should not happen. It is not good for any country." According to a complaint lodged by Indian team manager M Padmanabhan with the Indian High Commission, transport department officials at the event misbehaved with some Indians, including trap shooter and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manavjit Singh Sandhu. Sources in the Union Home Ministry on Monday feared that the casualties of the IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada is likely to go high as the rescue and relief operations have been hampered due to bad light. Security forces have launched a major rescue operation. On Monday evening in one of the worst attack on civilians the Maoists blew up a private bus killing over 30 people. The bus was on its way from Dantewada to Sukma when the incident took place near Chingawaram, over nine kilometers from Sukma. The bus-CG17 SS 9295 was carrying 20 special police officers (SPO) and over 30 civilians.The SPOs were on their way to participate in a special recruitment drive. The latest blast incident has taken place a day after the Maoists called for a 48 hour shutdown in five states-Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. The sources said the attack might have been a pre -planned one. Reportedly, the Maoists also fired on the bus after the blast to ensure that nobody stays alive.

World Cup organisers apologise to Indian shooters