On Sunday, April 23, a number of most sensible Indian wrestlers together with Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and Vinesh Phogat returned to Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. It’s notable {that a} criticism has additionally been lodged at Connaught Position Police Station by way of a number of feminine wrestlers on Friday this week towards Singh accusing him of sexual harassment. The Delhi Police has no longer but registered an FIR within the subject.
A criticism has additionally been submitted to the Delhi Fee for Girls (DCW), taking to Twitter DCW leader Swati Maliwal knowledgeable {that a} realize has been issued to the police and wrote, “A number of girls wrestlers of the rustic had given a criticism of sexual harassment towards the WFI President at Connaught Position Police Station two days in the past. One of the vital complainants could also be a minor. Until now the Delhi Police has no longer registered an FIR within the subject, which is prohibited. Have given realize to police, respond to DCW in 48 hours.”
देश की कई महिला Wrestlers ने दो दिन पहले कैनॉट प्लेस पुलिस स्टेशन में WFI अध्यक्ष के ख़िलाफ़ यौन शोषण की शिकायत दी थी। एक शिकायतकर्ता नाबालिग भी है। अब तक दिल्ली पुलिस ने मामले में FIR दर्ज नहीं की, जो क़ानून के ख़िलाफ़ है। पुलिस को नोटिस दिया है, 48 घंटे में DCW को जवाब दे। %.twitter.com/bvvgHZikCQ
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) April 23, 2023
We filed a criticism at CP Police Station, Sakshi Malik stated right through a press convention. Two days have handed, but no FIR has been filed. Seven girls, together with a juvenile, filed court cases. Not anything has been achieved as of but, despite the fact that it makes for a POSCO case.
#WATCH | Delhi: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik ruin down whilst interacting with the media as they protest towards WFI leader Brij Bhushan Singh %.twitter.com/OVsWDp2YuA
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023
Taking to Twitter previous within the day, wrestler Vinesh Phogat wrote that a number of feminine wrestlers who introduced laurels to the rustic were burdened and sexually exploited by way of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. She additionally added that in spite of submitting a police criticism, no FIR has been registered but.
@PMOIndia @DelhiPolice, @NCWIndia @DCPNewDelhi , @PMO_NaMo, @IndiaSports, @India_NHRC, @SupremeCourtIND, @MLJ_GoI, @timesofindia, @ThePrintIndia %.twitter.com/cGvY9tAyie
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) April 23, 2023
3 months have handed since their preliminary sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in January of this yr. The protesting wrestlers had leveled an array of accusations towards Singh and the federation, together with cash embezzlement, psychological and sexual abuse, threats of dying, and sexual exploitation.
Following this, an Oversight Committee was once shaped by way of the federal government on January 23, with famous person boxer Mary Kom as its head. The committee was once tasked with investigating the allegations leveled towards Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and a one-month time limit was once additionally set, then again, until now the findings of the committee have no longer been made public. Wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat have expressed their sadness over the similar.
Yogeshwar Dutt, an Olympic medal-winning wrestler, former badminton participant, and member of the Undertaking Olympic Cellular, Rajesh Rajagopalan, a former CEO of the Goal Olympic Podium Scheme, and Radhica Sreeman, a former government director (groups) of the Sports activities Authority of India, are the opposite contributors of the Oversight Committee.
Following the protests in January, Brij Bhushan Singh had rejected allegations of dictatorship and sexual harassment raised by way of wrestlers on 18th January 2023. Brij Bhushan Singh has stated, “I’m in a position to stand an FIR, or CBI inquiry or even face the very best felony authority in India. I will be able to dangle myself if the allegations are discovered to be true.”
