SIT constituted to probe sexual harassment allegation against WFI chief: Delhi Police to court

SIT constituted to probe sexual harassment allegation against WFI chief: Delhi Police to court

File picture of wrestling federation chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi Police on Friday informed a special court here that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh. The submission was […]

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NHRC notice to sports ministry over ‘absence’ of panel in federations to address sexual harassment charges

NHRC notice to sports ministry over ‘absence’ of panel in federations to address sexual harassment charges

The NHRC issued a notice to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday over reports that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and four other bodies do not have an internal complaints committee to address sexual harassment charges, a senior official said. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also sent notices to […]

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Protest day 11: Wrestlers slam Delhi police for misinformation; Usha assures support in surprise visit

Protest day 11: Wrestlers slam Delhi police for misinformation; Usha assures support in surprise visit

Indian Olympic Association president and Rajya Sabha MP P.T. Usha meets wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after saying the protesting wrestlers were being indisciplined and a day after being heavily criticised by them, IOA president P.T. Usha […]

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Delhi Police seeks report from probe committee investigating WFI chief for harassment charges

Delhi Police seeks report from probe committee investigating WFI chief for harassment charges

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Police has sought a report from the probe committee set up by the Ministry of Sports to investigate the sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a senior officer said on Monday. The officer said that so […]

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Wrestlers resume protest, demand making public the findings of the oversight panel

Wrestlers resume protest, demand making public the findings of the oversight panel

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and others during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 23. | Photo Credit: PTI The country’s top wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, returned to the protest site at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and demanded that the government makes public the findings of […]

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