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  • Wrestlers claim Delhi Police cut electricity supply at Jantar Mantar

    Wrestlers claim Delhi Police cut electricity supply at Jantar Mantar

    Ace wrestler Bajrang Punia, in a late-night video message has said that Delhi Police have disconnected the electricity and water supply at the Jantar Mantar protest site.

    “See this is the pressure on Delhi Police even as the whole country is standing with us,” Punia, a Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, added on Friday through Instagram.

    According to Punia, the Delhi Police have disconnected the electricity supply, erected barricades around the protest area, and are preventing access to food and water.

    He also said that the Delhi Police have lodged two FIRs and demanded that the wrestlers stop their protest.

    ALSO READDelhi Police lodges 2 FIRs over sexual harassment allegations against Brji Bhushan
    Earlier on Friday, the police had informed the Supreme Court that they will register an FIR and on late Friday evening finally registered two FIRs allegedly against the Wrestling Federation of India coaches and its President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in connection with the sexual harassment allegations made by women wrestlers.

    Some of India’s top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Punia and Sakshi Malik, along with Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat are protesting at the Jantar Mantar, seeking action against Singh for alleged sexual harassment of women grapplers.

    Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), New Delhi, Pranav Tayal, said that in the matter of complaints received from female wrestlers, two FIRs have been registered in Connaught Place police station.

  • FIR lodged against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Connaught Place police station

    FIR lodged against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Connaught Place police station

    New Delhi. Police have registered two separate offenses against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the Connaught Place police station late last night. An FIR has been registered against Wrestling Federation President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh following the complaint of women wrestlers sitting on dharna at Jantar Mantar. Two FIRs have been registered against him at the Connaught Place police station in Delhi, out of which one is registered under the POCSO Act.

    An FIR will be lodged against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, President of Wrestling Federation of India today itself. The Solicitor General (SG) has given this information in the Supreme Court on Friday after the issue got heated up across the country. He has told that FIR will be registered in this matter today itself. During the hearing in the Supreme Court, the wrestlers demanded security. He said that a special task force should be deployed for his security. At present, the court has adjourned further hearing of the case to next week.

    During the hearing, 40 cases registered against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh were also mentioned. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that he is concerned about the safety of women wrestlers. They have evidence that the Railers sitting on the dharna are in danger. During this, the Solicitor General said that the Police Commissioner is present there. He will handle the security related things.

    Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta presented the matter before a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. SG Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that the Delhi Police would register an FIR by this evening. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal urged the Supreme Court to issue directions to provide security to women wrestlers under the supervision of a retired judge. SG Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of Delhi Police, says that the police can solve all these concerns.
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    The Supreme Court directed the Delhi Police to file an affidavit mentioning the steps taken to provide security to the minor girl. The Supreme Court directed the Delhi Police to adequately assess the threat perception and provide protection to the minor girl. Veteran wrestlers are sitting on a dharna at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding action on the allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Please tell that the wrestlers had approached the Supreme Court on Monday. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat along with 6 other women wrestlers have filed a petition demanding that an FIR be lodged against Wrestling Federation President Brij Bhushan Singh. The wrestlers said that they had given a complaint at the Connaught Place police station on April 21, but no action was taken on its basis.
    On behalf of the wrestlers, advocate Kapil Sibal told CJI DY Chandrachud that the wrestlers are protesting, 7 women wrestlers have complained. Sibal told the court that no FIR has been registered in this matter. On this, the court said that we will hear on Friday. CJI asked, do you want the identity not to be revealed? On this Sibal said, yes we do not want this to come to the fore. To this the CJI said, these are serious allegations regarding sexual harassment by international wrestlers representing India. The court heard again on Friday.

  • Neeraj Chopra came in support of women wrestlers, said this

    Neeraj Chopra came in support of women wrestlers, said this

    New Delhi (IANS) | Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has come out in support of the wrestler protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and asked the authorities concerned to take prompt action to ensure justice. Significantly, some of India’s top wrestlers including Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik are protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi along with Asian and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat. WFI President Brij Bhushan is demanding action against Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers.

    Neeraj Chopra came out in support of the wrestlers on Friday. It is sad to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice,” Chopra said in a tweet on Friday. They have worked hard to represent our great country and make us proud.
    Chopra is the second Indian Olympic gold medalist after shooter Abhinav Bindra to come out in support of the wrestlers.
    Chopra wrote, “As a nation, we are responsible for protecting the dignity of each individual athlete.

    Chopra said, what is happening should never happen. This is a sensitive issue and should be dealt with in a fair and transparent manner.
    The concerned authorities should take prompt action to ensure justice is done, he said.
    It appears Chopra responded to a request for support from the protesting wrestler. His tweet was later retweeted by Vinesh Phogat.
    While Chopra and Bindra have supported the wrestlers, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president and sprint legend P.T. Usha has criticized wrestlers for seeking support from political parties.
    The Usha-led IOA on Thursday constituted a two-member ad-hoc committee comprising Bhupendra Singh Bajwa, IOA executive committee member, and Asian and Commonwealth Games medalist shooter Suma Shirur, empowered to run the WFI office and conduct elections within 45 days. given.