Top wrestlers are staging a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar after filing a complaint at the Connaught Place police station on April 21 stating that seven female wrestlers, including one minor, were harassed and exploited by Brij Bhushan in his capacity as Wrestling Federation of India (WF
In a May 4 letter to Amit Shah, ace grapplers Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Mallikh and Vinesh Phogat alleged that the Delhi Police personnel "attacked" protestors on May 3 late evening and said that "insulting" those who represent the country amounts to "tarnishing the nation's goodwill".
the Delhi Police on Thursday said that the supporters of wrestlers became aggressive after they were stopped from taking folding beds at the protest site which they were not allowed, leading to the chaos.
A scuffle broke out between ace wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday.
Former Indian athlete and The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Wednesday met wrestlers who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan who has been accused of sexual harassment at Jantar Mantar.
The wrestlers led by Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia have been protesting at the Jantar Mantar demanding action against WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual misconduct allegations against him levelled by top female wrestlers.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask World Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to resign from the post amid sexual harassment allegations against him by the country's top wrestlers.
In a significant claim, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday, said that Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav knows him since childhood and most wrestlers from the state also know how their 'Netaji' is.
Amid the ongoing wrestlers' sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar here in the national capital demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh said as the lights go off again and again at the protest site.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrived at Jantar Mantar and met wrestlers protesting against Wrestlers Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday over allegations of sexual harassment.