NEW DELHI: The Delhi Fee for Girls (DCW) has issued discover to the Sports activities Ministry and the police to analyze the matter of sexual allegations made in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and coaches by Olympian wrestlers.
Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik together with Vinesh Phogat and different prime Indian grapplers on Wednesday sat on a protest in opposition to the WFI at Jantar Mantar right here.
“Olympian Wrestler Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who brought laurels to the country, are forced to protest today. They say that the WFI president and coaches sexually exploit the players. Issuing a notice to the Sports Ministry and the Police to investigate the matter,” stated DCW Chief Swati Maliwal.
“The Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance on media reports of allegations of sexual harassment made against the president of Wrestling Federation of India and some wrestling coaches. As per the reports, renowned women Olympic wrestlers of lndia have accused the WFI president and some coaches of sexually harassing women wrestlers. This is a very serious matter,” reads the discover to the police.
The fee has requested for a replica of complaints made by ladies wrestlers in opposition to coaches and WFI president together with particulars of motion taken thereon. The DCW has additionally requested for a replica of FIR, particulars of accused arrested and motion taken report within the matter from police by January 21.
Issuing a discover to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities, the DCW has requested particulars of complaints made by ladies wrestlers in opposition to coaches and WFI president together with particulars of motion taken thereon.
The fee has additionally requested for the main points of the Inside Complaints Committee shaped by the Wrestling Federation of India.
“If no Internal Complaint Committee has been formed, please provide reasons for the same. Whether the matter has been forwarded to Internal Complaint Committee and the Local Complaint Committee as per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace. If the matter has not been forwarded to those committees, please provide reasons for the same,” reads the discover to the Sports activities Ministry.
The DCW has requested the main points of motion taken in opposition to the accused coaches and WFI president for allegations made by the ladies wrestlers by January 21 within the matter.
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