Wrestlers protest: In amajor set again to the agitating wrestlers, the Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceddings on plea by ladies wrestlers and granted them the freedom to transfer Delhi HC or trial court involved for further reduction. Several wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar, demanding that the federal government make public the findings of an oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment expenses in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The Delhi Police additionally knowledgeable the SC that statements of 4 complainants, together with minor, have been recorded and satisfactory safety preparations have been made for six ladies wrestler complainants protesting at Jantar Mantar.
“Accused is revealing the identities of victims on TV channels. SC said that our prayer was for FIR to be registered, they also gave directions for security & that, despite that if we have any grievances, we can go to Delhi HC or Magistrate. Monitoring is needed as Delhi Police didn’t file the FIR earlier, they weren’t ready to take the statements of victims as well. We were hoping that the probe must be monitored by a retired SC judge but the court closed the proceedings,” Wrestlers advocate stated.
However, the wrestlers’ aspect argued, “Next day after registering the FIR the minor was interrogated for 3 hours. No formal 160 notice was given to her. 5 police constables came. Then there was radio silence on the part of the police. Then yesterday they came… No notice, and no complaint despite FIR being registered. Yesterday till late evening, they’re recording statements of 4 girls.”
Wrestlers argued, “The accused is giving interviews to TV channels… he’s taking names of complainants. He has become a TV star.”
Taking a powerful be aware of political interference within the protest, the place a late-night scuffle broke out between the protesting wrestlers and a few police personnel, main to head accidents to a few protesters, the court noticed that two political leaders of events went with a truck filled with beds, that was prevented to enter the protest. Notably, Delhi Police has claimed that AAP chief Somnath Bharti had introduced the folding beds. Reacting to this, wrestler Vinesh Phogat stated, “We had ordered for the beds and not Somnath Bharati. And even if he had brought it, don’t we even have the right to sleep. Were we committing a crime by bringing beds, was there a bomb or weapons? Their (Delhi Police) behaviour was very aggressive.”
Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, stated, “No threat perception was found out to any complainant. However, security has been provided to each & every complainant.”
