New Delhi: Weightlifters Edwin Raju and Tejinder Singh, who tested positive at the recent Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, were slapped by life bans by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Sunday.
The IWF also suspended for two years women lifters Shailaja Pujari and B Prameelavalli who returned positive in an out of competition test by World Anti-Doping Agency.
Raju and Tejinder will also have to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each, the IWF announced after its Executive Committee meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.
"The ban will come into effect after the verdict of Court of Arbitration for Sports" which is hearing their case, IWF President HJ Dora said.
"The decision was taken in accordance with the anti-doping rules adopted by the national body in September 2004," he said.
All the four lifters were found to have traces of stanozonol, a banned steroid, in their samples.
Tejinder pulled out of the 85-kg event while Raju finished fourth in 56-kg contest.
Shailaja (75kg) and Prameelavalli (63kg) were withdrawn from the Melbourne-bound team.
The four positive cases within a space of two months led to the International Weightlifting Federation provisionally suspending the IWF, the duration of the suspension to be decided in May.
The Indian lifters served a 12-month ban from all international events after three of them tested positive in 2004.
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