WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (Twitter)
Sakshi Malik challenged Brij Bhushan to endure a lie detector Narco Test if he’s assured of his innocence. The protesting wrestlers additionally mentioned that they are going to oppose the holding of competitions if Brij Bhushan is concerned of their organisation
Olympic medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik on Wednesday challenged WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to endure a lie detector Narco Test if he’s assured of his innocence after seven grapplers levelled sexual harassment allegations in opposition to him.
The protesting wrestlers additionally mentioned that they are going to oppose the holding of competitions if Singh is concerned of their organisation.
”I problem the WFI president to take a Narco Test. We are additionally keen to take the take a look at. Let the reality come out within the open, who’s the wrongdoer and who will not be,” Malik mentioned at a press convention right here.
”We need all competitions to happen beneath the advert hoc panel of IOA. If the WFI chief is concerned in any method, we are going to oppose it,” mentioned one other Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia.
The wrestlers additionally determined to put on black armbands on Thursday to protest the ”gradual tempo of investigation” in opposition to Singh.
The protesters have been demanding the arrest of Singh for the alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven feminine wrestlers, together with a minor.
Delhi Police filed two FIRs in opposition to the WFI president on April 28.
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Court seeks Delhi Police’s standing report
A court docket on Wednesday sought from the Delhi Police a standing report pertaining to the sexual harassment case in opposition to Brij Bhushan.
Since April 23, distinguished Indian wrestlers akin to Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, who’ve achieved Olympic and World Championships recognition, have been staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in opposition to WFI chief.
Farmers have additionally prolonged their help to wrestlers and had arrived from Haryana and Punjab on Monday to be a part of the wrestlers’ protest.
During the listening to, the decide issued discover to the Police on the protesting wrestlers’ plea in search of monitoring of the investigation and recording of the assertion of the alleged victims earlier than the court docket.
The court docket then directed the police to file the report by May 12, additionally the following date of the listening to.
On Tuesday, Delhi Commission for Women additionally issued summons to Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal for failing to arrest the accused within the matter of sexual harassment with girls wrestlers.
The girls wrestlers had approached the Supreme Court and two FIRs had been registered on April 28, one beneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually harassing a minor woman and one other for sexual harassment of different complainants.
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