New Delhi: A scuffle allegedly broke out between wrestlers and some policemen who were staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar here demanding the arrest of the wrestling federation chief and some policemen on charges of sexual harassment. There was no immediate comment from Delhi Police regarding the development. In a video circulating on social media platforms, some of the protesters can be heard accusing the police personnel of attacking two wrestlers under the influence of alcohol.
In the video, the accused policeman is seen sitting, while the protesters allege that his companions remained mute spectators. Former wrestler Rajveer told PTI, “The mattresses were wet due to the rain, so we were bringing folding beds to sleep, but the police did not allow it. Dharmendra, a drunken policeman, abused Vinesh Phogat and started fighting with us.” scrambled.”
#Watch , “We need the support of the whole country, everyone should come to Delhi. Police is using force against us, abusing women and doing nothing against Brijbhushan…”: Wrestler Bajrang Punia pic.twitter.com/krGrO7HlxM– ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023
He said, “They started hitting us. Bajrang Punia’s brother-in-law Dushyant and Rahul suffered head injuries. The police did not even allow doctors to reach the site. Even the women constables were misbehaving with us. ” “I was abused and manhandled by the policemen. Where are the women policemen?” asked Phogat.
Punia’s wife Sangeeta also claimed that the policemen pushed her. Punia has called upon the farmers and their leaders to gather at the protest site on Thursday morning. “The hooliganism of the Delhi Police will not do now. They said.
Wrestlers have been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since 23 April. She has leveled allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from the north. State. The protesters are demanding criminal action against Singh for alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven female wrestlers, one of whom is a minor.
The Delhi Police on Friday registered two FIRs against the WFI president on allegations of sexual harassment leveled by wrestlers.