New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday supplied safety to the feminine wrestlers together with a minor who levelled allegations of sexual harassment towards Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, officers mentioned. The complainants have additionally been requested to file their statements quickly in order that additional investigation within the case may be carried out, they mentioned.
The Supreme Court had directed the Delhi Police to supply safety to the grapplers following their complaints towards Singh, who has been booked below sections of outraging the modesty of a lady, stalking, and Section 10 of the POCSO Act in two FIRs.
The BJP MP, who has been accused of sexual harassment by seven girls wrestlers and a minor lady, has denied the costs towards him. “On the direction of the Supreme Court, we have provided security to all the female wrestlers including the minor who filed complaints of sexual harassment against the WFI chief. We have also asked the complainants in the case to get their statements recorded,” a senior police officer mentioned.
A bunch of prime wrestlers, who first levelled allegations of sexual harassment towards Singh in January, had resumed their sit-in final Sunday on the Jantar Mantar right here to demand that the findings of the Centre-appointed panel that probed the costs be made public.
The Delhi Police had on Fridays filed the 2 FIRs on the Connaught Place police station towards the BJP MP, who has accomplished 12 years as WFI President and is ineligible to turn into an workplace bearer.
The first FIR pertains to allegations leveled by a minor that has been registered below the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act together with related sections of the Indian Penal Code regarding outraging modesty, a senior police officer mentioned.
The second FIR has been registered for finishing up complete investigations into the complaints by grownup complainants below related IPC sections on outraging of modesty, the officer mentioned, including that investigation into each the FIRs was being taken up in proper earnest. The award-winning wrestlers have additionally been demanding that Singh be arrested and faraway from his put up pending investigation.
