Protesting wrestlers booked, taken to separate areas after being manhandled by cops

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police on Sunday foiled wrestlers’ plan to hold ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’ in entrance of the model new Parliament establishing.

The wrestlers, along with Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and double World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Singh was accused of sexual harassment and Delhi police have registered two FIRs in opposition to him on complaints of seven women wrestlers along with a minor.

Demanding speedy arrest, the wrestlers tried to march in the direction of the model new Parliament establishing nonetheless could not succeed. In their attempt to breach the security cordon, a few of them along with Sakshi even jumped off the barricades.

However, all their makes an try and dodge the police went in ineffective. The cops bundled them on the buses sooner than taking them to completely completely different areas.  

The Delhi Police moreover booked wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia along with their supporters on bills of rioting and obstructing public servants in discharge of obligation. The police said 700 people have been detained all through Delhi, along with 109 protesters at Jantar Mantar.

The police movement in opposition to the wrestlers triggered large outrage on social media with the opposition leaders and folk lashing out on the union authorities. 

Enraged over the treatment meted out to her and fellow wrestlers, Sakshi said that it was a ‘sad day’ for Indian Sports. 

“A sexual abuser and goon, Brij Bhushan, is sitting in Parliament today and we are being dragged on the road. Sad day for Indian sports,” she said and extra vowed to proceed their sit-in at Jantar Mantar.

Vinesh Phogat criticised the Delhi Police for submitting the FIR in opposition to the protesters.

“It takes seven days for the Delhi Police to register an FIR against Brij Bhushan, who has sexually assaulted (female wrestlers), and it didn’t take even seven hours to register an FIR against us for protesting peacefully. Has dictatorship started in this country? The whole world is watching how the government is treating its players. A new history is being written,” the world championship medallist tweeted in Hindi.

Pertinent to say proper right here that BJP MP Singh attended the inauguration of the model new Parliament establishing while India’s prime wrestlers protesting in opposition to him have been allegedly manhandled and detained solely a number of kilometres from the venue.

Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal deplored ‘manhandling’ of protesting wrestlers by the Delhi police and wrote a letter to Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora demanding an immediate arrest of WFI chief Singh.

“Further, in an unprecedented move, the women wrestlers today along with their families were manhandled and forcefully detained and taken away by Delhi Police. Several videos depicting the same have been going viral on social media. The manner in which these women champions are being dragged on the streets by Delhi Police is extremely unbecoming of the force,” Maliwal said inside the letter.

(With additional inputs from PTI)

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police on Sunday foiled wrestlers’ plan to hold ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’ in entrance of the model new Parliament establishing.

The wrestlers, along with Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and double World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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Demanding speedy arrest, the wrestlers tried to march in the direction of the model new Parliament establishing nonetheless could not succeed. In their attempt to breach the security cordon, a few of them along with Sakshi even jumped off the barricades.

However, all their makes an try and dodge the police went in ineffective. The cops bundled them on the buses sooner than taking them to completely completely different areas.  

The Delhi Police moreover booked wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia along with their supporters on bills of rioting and obstructing public servants in discharge of obligation. The police said 700 people have been detained all through Delhi, along with 109 protesters at Jantar Mantar.

The police movement in opposition to the wrestlers triggered large outrage on social media with the opposition leaders and folk lashing out on the union authorities. 

Enraged over the treatment meted out to her and fellow wrestlers, Sakshi said that it was a ‘sad day’ for Indian Sports. 

“A sexual abuser and goon, Brij Bhushan, is sitting in Parliament today and we are being dragged on the road. Sad day for Indian sports,” she said and extra vowed to proceed their sit-in at Jantar Mantar.

Vinesh Phogat criticised the Delhi Police for submitting the FIR in opposition to the protesters.

“It takes seven days for the Delhi Police to register an FIR against Brij Bhushan, who has sexually assaulted (female wrestlers), and it didn’t take even seven hours to register an FIR against us for protesting peacefully. Has dictatorship started in this country? The whole world is watching how the government is treating its players. A new history is being written,” the world championship medallist tweeted in Hindi.

Pertinent to say proper right here that BJP MP Singh attended the inauguration of the model new Parliament establishing while India’s prime wrestlers protesting in opposition to him have been allegedly manhandled and detained solely a number of kilometres from the venue.

Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal deplored ‘manhandling’ of protesting wrestlers by the Delhi police and wrote a letter to Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora demanding an immediate arrest of WFI chief Singh.

“Further, in an unprecedented move, the women wrestlers today along with their families were manhandled and forcefully detained and taken away by Delhi Police. Several videos depicting the same have been going viral on social media. The manner in which these women champions are being dragged on the streets by Delhi Police is extremely unbecoming of the force,” Maliwal said inside the letter.

(With additional inputs from PTI)