The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi Police to file an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in connection with the sexual harassment allegations by female wrestlers.

The bench was headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who represented the Delhi Police agreed to register an FIR.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal represented the women wrestlers and said they are worried about security and safety grounds and also highlighted several cases against Brij Bhushan Singh. India’s prominent wrestlers including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat are protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday and demanding the arrest and investigation against the WFI chief.

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After the Apex Court directed the Delhi Police to register an FIR, wrestler Vinesh Phogat said the protesters will continue their demonstration unless the accused Singh is sent to jail.

Sibal also urged the court to issue directions and provide safety to a minor girl, one of the petitioner wrestlers. The SC directed Delhi Police to provide an adequate assessment of threat perception and provide security to the gold medalist minor girl. The Top Court further asked Delhi Police to file an affidavit mentioning steps implemented to provide security to the minor girl and listed the matter for May 5.

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued a notice to Delhi Police on a wrestler’s plea seeking FIR against Brij Bhushan Singh. The court noted the serious allegations made by wrestlers who have represented India.

On Thursday, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, PT Usha slammed the wrestlers protesting on the streets. Usha said wrestlers staging protests on the streets is indiscipline and tarnishing the image of India. She also criticised the wrestlers for not waiting for the final report of a committee formed by Union Sports Minister Anukar Thakur to probe the matter.

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Gold medallist Olympian Neeraj Chopra comes in support of protesting wrestlers

Amid the protest of ace wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik against wrestling federation chief, Olympics gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra has stepped in supporting the protesting wrestlers demanding justice.

The protest is led by Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat in Jantar Mantar, Delhi starting from Sunday against the federation chief Brij Bhushan Singh demanding action against him alleging sexual harassment.

The only Olympic track and field gold medalist of the country Neeraj Chopra shared a note on his Twitter handle that demanded justice.

The note read that it hurts Chopra seeing the athletes on the street demanding justice, who have worked hard to represent the country and has made it proud.

Chopra wrote that it is the responsibility of the country to safeguard the integrity and dignity of each of its citizen regardless of whether he/she is an athlete or not.

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Chopra asked that whatever happening should never happen and as it is a sensitive issue, it should be dealt in an impartial and transparent manner.

The gold medalist athlete also demanded the pertaining authorities to take quick action ensuring justice.

Earlier, India’s former captain and star 1983 world cup player Kapil Dev also jumped in to extend his support posting a story on his Instagram profile asking that will the protesting wrestlers ever get justice.

Wrestler Sakhi Malik urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to their Mann Ki Baat.

Former Indian athlete and Indian Olympics Association president PT Usha on Thursday criticizing the protest said that the wrestlers instead of heading out to the streets should have first approached the association earlier but they did not do it and she slammed the wrestlers saying it is not good for sports and they should have discipline.

After Usha’s remarks, wrestler Punia said that three months back they had approached the IOA but no justice was given to them.

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Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha on Thursday slammed the wrestlers protesting on the streets against sexual harassment and demanded the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

After IOA’s Executive Committee meeting, Usha said wrestlers staging protests on the streets amounts to indiscipline and is tarnishing the image of India.

Usha criticised the wrestlers for not waiting for the report of a committee that is investigating the allegations before deciding to protest on the streets. She said the players should not have protested and waited for the final report.

Reacting to Usha’s remarks, wrestler Bajrang Punia said the protesters did not expect such a harsh response from PT Usha. Punia said

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Filmmaker Vinta Nanda criticised PT Usha for her comments on Twitter.

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Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur formed a committee to look into the allegations against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh. Speaking to the media, Thakur hailed the Narendra Modi government and said it has done excellent work for sportspersons in the country. He further said some 3,000 players get Rs 5 lakh on their boarding, lodging, and training.

The protesting wrestlers moved to the Supreme Court and sought an FIR against Singh over the sexual harassment allegations. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the petition before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha for an urgent hearing and argued the police were bound to register a case since the matter involved sexual harassment.

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