WFI Sexual Harassment Case: Delhi Police Seeks Report From Probe Committee Investigating Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Delhi Police has sought a report from the probe committee arrange by the Ministry of Sports activities to analyze the sexual harassment allegations towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a senior officer mentioned on Monday. The officer mentioned that up to now seven complaints have been acquired towards the Wrestling Federation of India President and all of them are being investigated. An FIR shall be registered after concrete proof involves mild, he mentioned.

“As part of inquiry, we have sought a report from the probe committee set up by Sports Ministry to look into the allegations of sexual harassment allegations levelled against WFI chief,” he mentioned.

A number of nationwide medal-winning wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar demanding the federal government to make public the findings of the oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment allegations towards Singh.

Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur had introduced the five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, to look into allegations towards Singh, a BJP chief and a muscleman with felony historical past.

All political events are welcome: Bajrang Punia

Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia on Monday mentioned all political events had been ‘welcome’ as prime Indian wrestlers, together with him, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, amongst others, returned to New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday to stage protests towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually assaulting girls wrestlers.

“All parties are welcomed, be it the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party or any other party. When we win a medal, we don’t wave any party’s flag but only the Indian flag. When we win medals, everyone. Not just one party comes forward to congratulate us, and neither are we affiliated with a single party. We are a part of this country and all Indians are welcome to join the protests. If we don’t fight for the women of the country then we can’t fight against anything,” Punia instructed reporters on the protest web site.

#WATCH | Delhi: “This time, all parties are welcome to join our protest whether it is BJP, Congress, AAP or any other party…..we’re not affiliated with any party…”: Bajrang Punia, Olympic medalist on wrestlers’ protest towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh pic.twitter.com/g2i8T0TaAS
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Punia’s feedback had come after CPI(M) Chief Brinda Karat, who had come to assist the wrestlers’ protest in January, was requested to step down from the stage. The wrestlers had then maintained that they didn’t wish to make the protests political. It was then mentioned that no politicians can be allowed to talk on the stage.

Punia had then mentioned, “We don’t want the protest to take a political shape”.

(with ANI inputs)