Wrestlers resume protest against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan in sexual harassment case

Wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik Protest are protesting at Jantar Mantar against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan in sexual harassment case in Delhi on Sunday. 

The Delhi Commission for Women on Sunday sent a notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Police and sought details of the first investigation report (FIR) registered in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled by several women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Swati Maliwal, DCW chairperson, said that the panel has received a complaint regarding the same. “The complainant has informed the Commission that several women wrestlers including a minor have alleged that the accused person has indulged in the crime of sexual harassment against them during his tenure at the Wrestling Federation of India,” the notice read.

The complainant informed the Delhi women’s panel that a complaint in the matter was submitted at Connaught Place police station on April 21, but no action has been taken on the complaint.