The star wrestlers said that they had filed a complaint at the Connaught Place police station on Friday (April 21) stating that seven female wrestlers, including one minor, were harassed and exploited by Brij Bhushan in his capacity as WFI chief.
Top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia resumed their protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday.
Delhi Commission for Women Chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday issued a notice to the police for reportedly failing to register an FIR in the matter of sexual harassment of women wrestlers, said a notice by DCW.
"It is about our safety and if we international medal-winning female wrestlers are not safe then who is safe? We are from a wrestling family and we are trying to save it till our last breath," Phogat added.
India's top wrestlers resumed their protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over the allegations of sexual harassment at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Sunday.
Top Indian wrestlers like Sakshee, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat are back at Jantar Mantar to protest against the WFI for alleged sexual harassment and mistreatment of wrestlers, especially women wrestlers
Top Indian wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya, and Sakshi Malik, held a sit-in protest in Jantar Mantar in January this year, demanding that Brij Bhushan be removed from the head office and WFI be disbanded. They had accused the body and its chief of sexual harass
Top Indian wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya, and Sakshi Malik, held a sit-in protest in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in January this year, demanding that Brij Bhushan be removed from the head office and WFI be disbanded. They alleged the body and its chief of se
Shweta Sanju Annikeri (49 kg), a resident IIS wrestler hailing from Karnataka, bagged gold in her weight category. This is her third significant national championship medal after winning a bronze at the Cadet National Championship in 2022 and a bronze at the Sub-Junior National Wrestling Cha
The remaining five Indian women wrestlers - U20 world champion Antim Paghal (53kg), Anshu Malik (57kg), Sonam Malik (62kg), Manisha (65kg) and Reetika Hooda (72kg) - will be competing on Wednesday.
Indian contingent finished its Greco-Roman campaign with a total of four medals, with Rupin (55 kg), Neeraj (63 kg) and Sunil Kumar (87 kg) getting bronze medals earlier