Overview
- In a PTI interview, the six-time world champion describes a 'darkest phase' that includes a painful split and near bankruptcy after a 2023 divorce following a separation more than two years ago.
- She alleges her former husband took loans, mortgaged property shifted into his name, and that land bought with her earnings in Manipur was seized by local groups seeking recovery.
- Karung Onkholer, known as Onler, denies any wrongdoing when contacted by reporters.
- Kom recounts being bedridden for months after a pre-2022 Commonwealth Games injury, saying the period exposed financial and personal betrayals.
- She says sustained media and social-media attacks have labeled her 'greedy' and asks for the slander to stop as she rebuilds through endorsements and public appearances while caring for her family and continuing IOA duties.