Wrestlers file police grievance in direction of WFI president Brij Bhushan, accusing him of sexual harassment

Seven woman wrestlers have filed a police grievance in direction of BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment. The police grievance was filed on Friday with the Connaught Place Police Station in New Delhi, it is learnt.

A grievance has been filed with Delhi Commission for Women, too, with its head Swati Maliwal saying that ‘several women including a minor have alleged that the accused person has indulged in the crime of sexual harassment against them during his tenure at the helm of Wrestling Federation of India’. In her letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Maliwal demanded that an FIR be filed in direction of Brij Bhushan.

Demanding movement in direction of Brij Bhushan, the wrestlers are moreover set to resume their sit-down protest in direction of him at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday.

Confirming the occasion, Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia knowledgeable ANI: “Yes, absolutely (the complaint has been filed) – at Connaught Place Police Station.”

Another wrestler added: “We have taken this step as there has been no action taken since we lodged our protest with the sports ministry,” a wrestler talked about. “We are now waiting for the police to take further action.”

A senior police officer confirmed that they’ve acquired a grievance and added that they’ve begun their enquiry sooner than submitting an FIR. “We have received a complaint at Connaught Place police station and are conducting enquiry before lodging FIR. Appropriate legal action would be taken,” a senior police officer talked about.

Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat and various different most important wrestlers from the nation have expressed their unhappiness that the findings of the government-appointed Oversight Committee have not been made public however.

Boxing legend MC Mary Kom is the head of the committee that was prepare on January 23 to probe the allegations levelled in direction of Brij Bhushan by the wrestlers. The committee was given a one-month deadline nonetheless its findings have not been made public however although the report has been submitted.

Apart from Mary Kom, the other members of the Oversight Committee are Olympic medallist-wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, former badminton participant and Mission Olympic Cell member Trupti Murgunde, former CEO of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme Rajesh Rajagopalan, and former Sports Authority of India govt director (teams) Radhica Sreeman.

Earlier this month, Vinesh had talked about the wrestlers had been considering licensed movement in direction of the WFI chief. “We have lost faith in the committee,” Vinesh had knowledgeable The Indian Express earlier this month. “We received some assurances from the government but they were not fulfilled too. We do not know the status of the report filed by the committee as well.”