The Delhi Police Friday told the Supreme Court Friday that it will file a First Information Report (FIR) today over the complaints by women wrestlers about alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
This comes after a notice was issued to the Delhi Police on the petition filed by seven women wrestlers seeking the registration of an FIR against Brij Bhushan, who is also the BJP MP from Kaiserganj in UP for alleged sexual harassment.
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.
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