Wrestler Protest:4 Including International Referee,Coach 2 International Athletes Confirmed Harassment

NEW DELHI: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the head of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and a BJP MP, is accused of harassing certain female wrestlers, and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait called for his arrest on Friday.

Additionally, Rakesh Tikait granted the federal authorities until June 9 to apprehend Brij Bhushan Singh.

On the other hand, the WFI president was accused of separate charges of criminal intimidation and sexual harassment made by seven female wrestlers, including the juvenile, on April 21. Later, the wrestlers complained to the Supreme Court that the police were failing to file formal complaints. The police subsequently filed two FIRs.

According to reports, The Special Investigation Team (SIT) created a list of 158 individuals, and they have since traveled to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Karnataka to gather information and interview witnesses. They have so far documented the accounts of 125 persons, and four of them have backed up the claims made by three female wrestlers.

They are four of the 125 prospective witnesses from four different states whose testimonies Delhi Police has taken down.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been accused by at least three female wrestlers of sexual harassment. One Olympian, a Commonwealth gold medalist, an international referee, and a state-level coach all backed up their claims.

Moreover, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) asked a female wrestler who had won medals for sexual favors by promising to buy her "supplements" for nourishment.

He called her to his room on the day she won a gold medal in a major competition, forced her to sit on his bed against her will, and "forcefully" held her. He continued his "continuous acts of sexual harassment and repeated indecent advances" over a period of years, leaving her disturbed by the harassment.

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