Supreme Court: On Wednesday, Delhi police said that if the Supreme Court decides that a FIR must be filed immediately, they will do so. The police told the Supreme Court that a preliminary investigation was required before filing a FIR on sexual harassment charges against female wrestlers. The Supreme Court stated that the Delhi police may provide their views on April 28 when the court hears the wrestlers’ petition. The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to hear a petition filed by seven wrestlers seeking the registration of a FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh.
Supreme Court also issued a notice to the Delhi Police over the plea submitted by seven wrestlers
The matter was scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on Friday, April 28. According to ANI, the court highlighted that the petition by Wrestlers who have represented India contains serious allegations. The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the Delhi Police over the plea submitted by seven wrestlers. Earlier in the day, ex-Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other leaders joined protesting wrestlers at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. This comes after Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia stated on Monday that the wrestlers welcome any political party that wishes to join their cause. Notably, wrestlers previously rejected the involvement of political parties in their agitation, but they have recently reversed their position. The athletes are requesting that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh be charged with sexually harassing certain female wrestlers, among other things.
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Wrestlers continued their three-month-long protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
Wrestlers have asked that the Centre make public the results of the five-member monitoring committee that looked into the claims against the WFI president. The grapplers, which included Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Ravi Dahiya, began their protest in January but halted it after a promise from Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. Top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday for the filing of a FIR against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh on sexual harassment charges, according to ANI. On Sunday, the wrestlers continued their three-month-long protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the WFI chairman for allegedly sexually assaulting female wrestlers.
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