New Delhi: After a late-night scuffle between wrestlers and the Delhi Police in Jantar Mantar, the wrestlers claimed that they have been manhandled and abused by the police personnel on the protest web site. Reacting to this, the Delhi Police on Thursday stated that the supporters of wrestlers grew to become aggressive after they have been stopped from taking folding beds on the protest web site which they weren’t allowed, resulting in the chaos.”Folding beds have been dropped at the protest web site in Jantar Mantar.
Since there was no permission, we didn`t enable it, so a few of the supporters of the protesting wrestlers tried to take out the beds from the truck and this led to an altercation,” DCP Pranav Tayal said. DCP Tayal further said that the wrestlers have been asked to file a complaint and the medical check-up of the policeman would be conducted on whom “drunk” allegations have been raised.
“We have told the wrestlers to give complaint on their grievances and will take appropriate action…medical check-up of the Policeman on whom they`ve raised allegations, being conducted…,” the DCP stated. Wrestlers had alleged that drunk Delhi Police personnel manhandled them once they needed to usher in mattresses to sleep at evening after daylong rain.” We brought the beds since we were having trouble sleeping due to the rain. Sakshi is crying. This is the respect they are giving to our daughters, abusing them,” stated the Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia to ANI.
The World Championships and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat additionally accused the policemen of being drunk, pushing, and abusing ladies protestors.”He is drunk. He hit som eone on his head. He abused me and pushed several women protestors,” claimed Vinesh.
Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Mallikh and different high grapplers have been protesting in opposition to sexual harassment prices in opposition to the WFI chief and demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pranav Tayal stated that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Somnath Bharti got here to the protest web site together with folding beds with out permission.”During the wrestler`s protest at Jantar Mantar, AAP chief Somnath Bharti got here to the protest web site together with folding beds with out permission.
When we intervened, the supporters grew to become aggressive and tried to get the beds out of the truck,” he stated. Pranav Tayal stated {that a} minor altercation came about and Somnath Bharti together with 2 others was detained. Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha arrived at Jantar Mantar the place the wrestlers have been staging a protest for the final 11 days demanding that motion be taken in opposition to the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s dealing with allegations of sexual harassment.
The IOA president arrived at Jantar Mantar earlier in the present day the place the wrestlers have been staging a protest for the final 11 days demanding that motion be taken in opposition to the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who’s dealing with allegations of sexual harassment.
Previously, Usha had ruffled feathers together with her remarks that the wrestlers ought to have approached the IOA as a substitute of going out within the streets in opposition to the WFI and its president, whom the wrestlers accused of sexual harassment and mismanagement of athletes.”Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is having a committee for sexual harassment, instead of going to the streets they (protesting wrestlers) could have come to us earlier but they did not come to IOA. It is not good for sports not only for wrestlers, they should also have some discipline,” the IOA president had informed media individuals.
Wrestlers had expressed their disappointment at her April 27 remarks. Three months in the past distinguished wrestlers got here ahead to guide a protest in opposition to the WFI Chief, the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports introduced the formation of an `oversight committee` to probe allegations levelled in opposition to the WFI and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and different coaches.
The committee was tasked with submitting a report on the problem to the ministry. The wrestlers launched a contemporary protest in April. On April 30, Delhi Police registered two FIRs in opposition to WFI president Singh over allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation of feminine wrestlers by him. Top Indian grapplers reminiscent of Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and lots of others wrestlers are concerned within the protest in opposition to the WFI chief.Â
