Indian para-athletes Prashant Karmakar and Jaideep Singh were in for a rude shock on Friday in Sonepat, Haryana.

At a felicitation ceremony for sportspersons who won medals at the recent Commonwealth Games and Para Games in Glasgow, Karmakar and Sigh were handed empty envelopes by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The government has admitted its lapse, calling it a clerical mistake. Even though neither para-athlete won a medal at the Games, the state government awarded them Rs 5 lakh each for participating in Glasgow.

The oversight was only noticed after the para-athletes opened their envelopes and noticed their was no cheque inside. However, the Haryana sports department has assured that their cheques will be sent to them in 10 days time. -- NDTV