Will register FIR today over complaints of wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Delhi Police to SC

Delhi police tells Supreme Court that it has decided to file an FIR over complaints by women wrestlers about alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Says it will be filed today. @IndianExpress

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Seven women wrestlers filed separate police complaints against the MP on April 21, accusing him of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation over a 10-year period from 2012 to 2022. Issuing notice, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud had said that the allegations were “serious”.

The wrestlers have cited the delay from the government in releasing the report of the committee that looked into the allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan, loss of faith in the committee, and the absence of action against the MP, of which they had been assured in January.

They have also expressed unhappiness that WFI resumed its activities in spite of the ongoing probe, and have alleged that Brij Bhushan was still calling the shots, evidenced by the fact that the first national tournament since the controversy broke took place in his backyard, Gonda.