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  • Government eager to have dialogue with protesting wrestlers, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

    Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India, Anurag Thakur has tweeted that the central authorities is eager to have a ‘discussion’ with protesting wrestlers.

    “The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues. I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same,” Thakur wrote by means of his social media.

    The assertion comes 4 days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of protesting wrestlers at his official residence throughout the capital.

    The Indian Express had reported earlier that the meeting, which is learnt to have lasted for over two hours and ended after midnight, was attended by Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with various coaches. “We had a meeting with the Home Minister. I can’t comment further,” Bajrang had instructed this paper.

    The 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist is amongst a number of of the nation’s excessive wrestlers, who’ve been protesting throughout the nationwide capital over higher than a month, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging him of sexual harassment and misconduct.

    The Delhi Police registered two FIRs in the direction of Singh on April 28 that, as reported by this publication on Friday, have on the very least two circumstances of demanding “sexual favours” in lieu {{of professional}} assist; shut to fifteen incidents of sexual harassment that embrace 10 episodes of inappropriate touching, molestation that options working fingers over breasts, touching the navel; various circumstances of intimidation along with stalking.

    The Indian Express moreover reported that one Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medallist, a world referee and a state-level coach are learnt to have corroborated the allegations of on the very least three female wrestlers, and are among the many many 125 potential witnesses all through 4 states whose statements have been recorded by Delhi Police.

    The standing of the investigation into these allegations in the direction of Singh, as learnt, was the necessary factor problem raised by the wrestlers at their meeting with Shah. The wrestlers underlined their demand for a sturdy chargesheet to be filed shortly. The Home Minister is learnt to have acknowledged that the due course of have to be adopted.

  • In Brij Bhushan’s absence, ‘calm’ wrestlers intention for Jr India berths

    Packed halls, grapplers drenched in sweat, pumped-up coaches and the acquainted scent of pain-relieving gels. On the face of it, the selection trials at Sports Authority of India’s Sonepat Centre for the upcoming under-15 and under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships had been like one other throughout the present earlier. But there was one stark distinction: the absence of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh.

    While some voices had been nonetheless supporting him, wrestlers and coaches spoke in hushed tones about feeling “a lot freer”, collaborating with out Brij Bhushan watching over them. “We are more pumped up and can participate without any pressure. Earlier the president would constantly hurl instructions over the mic and disrupt our rhythm. We just feel calmer with him not being around,” acknowledged a wrestler, requesting anonymity.

    For over a decade, Brij Bhushan has been a relentless presence at these events – sitting on a sofa, a mic in his hand, giving instructions and micro-managing the event. However, after he was accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, an ad-hoc committee formed by the Indian Olympic Association has taken over the selection course of.

    And given that committee has opened its doorways for any athlete who has carried out state-level for the trials, there was a big spike throughout the participation numbers. For these trials alone, the committee obtained 2400 entries. On Day 1, there have been 550 registrations, in response to the organisers.

    With such massive numbers collaborating throughout the trials, every the wrestling halls on the SAI centre had been packed to the brim. The warmup mat on the Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar hall resembled a ration queue as athletes waited for his or her flip.

    Most wrestlers appeared a bit reluctant to speak on the continued protest and the allegations of sexual harassment levelled at Brij Bhushan nonetheless there was a method of assist that the trials had been being carried out beneath the ad-hoc committee.

    “We wanted to give all the promising wrestlers a chance to participate. Since we have made it open, we are seeing new talent emerge. No one can complain now that there was favouritism in selections because we don’t know the athletes. Earlier we had a little fear if we could pull off the trials but we did it 10 days ago for another event. This time we are confident,” ad-hoc committee member Bhupender Singh Bajwa suggested The Indian Express.

    A 17-year-old wrestler, who trains at an academy in Gurgaon, was among the many many few who wanted to share her views on the continued protests. “My mother spoke to me about it and we support the wrestlers. We are with them and whatever happened was extremely wrong,” the wrestler acknowledged.

  • Delhi police file assertion of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegation

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has recorded the assertion of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in reference to the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by the female wrestlers in opposition to him, officers talked about on Thursday.

    Police have moreover recorded the assertion of the WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

    Last month, the Delhi Police registered two FIRs in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh following the uncover by the Supreme Court.

    The first FIR pertains to allegations levelled by a minor which has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act along with associated sections of the Indian Penal Code concerning outraging modesty. The second one has been registered over complaints by adults pertaining to outraging of modesty.

    A uncover was despatched to Singh asking him to affix the investigation. He was questioned for virtually three hours in reference to the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to him, a senior police officer talked about.

    Singh,  moreover a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, has been questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

    ALSO READ: Wrestlers’ stir: Farmers climb over, shove aside barricades to reach protesters at Jantar Mantar

    In every instances he denied the allegations and claimed he was being “falsely implicated” throughout the case, the officer talked about.

    He added that the WFI chief has been requested to submit paperwork or proof to assist his claims.

    The police talked about Singh will seemingly be interrogated further as statements of 30 witnesses have been recorded to date and additional are to be documented.

    “We have also received the report of the oversight committee formed to probe the complaints of sexual harassment against the Wrestling Federation of India chief,” a police official talked about.

    As part of the continued investigation into the case, numerous teams of the Delhi Police had been despatched to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Haryana to file statements and collect proof. So far, solely the assertion of a minor who has accused Singh of sexually harassing her has been recorded sooner than the Justice of the Peace.

    “Soon, statements of the remaining six female wrestlers will also be recorded before the magistrate,” the officer talked about. Police have, nonetheless, recorded the statements of all seven female complainants, along with the minor, under CrPC half 161.

    On Friday, the Delhi Police educated a specific court docket docket proper right here that an SIT has been constituted to probe the cases.

    The submission was made sooner than Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal in response to the court docket docket’s earlier order directing the police to file a standing report.

    Public prosecutor Atul Srivastava instructed the court docket docket {{that a}} standing report had been filed throughout the matter in a sealed cowl and requested that it shouldn’t be shared with anyone considering the character of the case.

    Following the submission, the court docket docket posted the matter for added listening to on May 27.

    The determine had issued uncover to the Delhi Police on a plea moved by the wrestlers trying to find monitoring of the investigation and recording of the assertion of the alleged victims sooner than the court docket docket.

    Several wrestlers have been on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding strict movement in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India chief.

    Even farmers have joined the protest to specific solidarity with them.

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has recorded the assertion of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in reference to the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by the female wrestlers in opposition to him, officers talked about on Thursday.

    Police have moreover recorded the assertion of the WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

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    The first FIR pertains to allegations levelled by a minor which has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act along with associated sections of the Indian Penal Code concerning outraging modesty. The second one has been registered over complaints by adults pertaining to outraging of modesty.

    A uncover was despatched to Singh asking him to affix the investigation. He was questioned for virtually three hours in reference to the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to him, a senior police officer talked about.

    Singh,  moreover a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, has been questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

    ALSO READ: Wrestlers’ stir: Farmers climb over, shove aside barricades to reach protesters at Jantar Mantar

    In every instances he denied the allegations and claimed he was being “falsely implicated” throughout the case, the officer talked about.

    He added that the WFI chief has been requested to submit paperwork or proof to assist his claims.

    The police talked about Singh will seemingly be interrogated further as statements of 30 witnesses have been recorded to date and additional are to be documented.

    “We have also received the report of the oversight committee formed to probe the complaints of sexual harassment against the Wrestling Federation of India chief,” a police official talked about.

    As part of the continued investigation into the case, numerous teams of the Delhi Police had been despatched to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Haryana to file statements and collect proof. So far, solely the assertion of a minor who has accused Singh of sexually harassing her has been recorded sooner than the Justice of the Peace.

    “Soon, statements of the remaining six female wrestlers will also be recorded before the magistrate,” the officer talked about. Police have, nonetheless, recorded the statements of all seven female complainants, along with the minor, under CrPC half 161.

    On Friday, the Delhi Police educated a specific court docket docket proper right here that an SIT has been constituted to probe the cases.

    The submission was made sooner than Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal in response to the court docket docket’s earlier order directing the police to file a standing report.

    Public prosecutor Atul Srivastava instructed the court docket docket {{that a}} standing report had been filed throughout the matter in a sealed cowl and requested that it shouldn’t be shared with anyone considering the character of the case.

    Following the submission, the court docket docket posted the matter for added listening to on May 27.

    The determine had issued uncover to the Delhi Police on a plea moved by the wrestlers trying to find monitoring of the investigation and recording of the assertion of the alleged victims sooner than the court docket docket.

    Several wrestlers have been on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding strict movement in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India chief.

    Even farmers have joined the protest to specific solidarity with them.