New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday agreed to file a First Information Report (FIR) against the Wrestling Federation of India President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, over the complaints by women wrestlers about the alleged sexual harassment.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi Police, told the Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha, that the FIR would be registered today.
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The country’s top wrestlers have been on a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday over the matter.
The apex court recorded Tushar Mehta’s submission that an FIR will be registered, taking on record an affidavit filed by senior advocate Kapil Sibal regarding “apparent danger to the safety of a minor girl, who is an alleged victim of sexual harassment”.
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to conduct a threat assessment and provide adequate security for the minor girl; and also conduct a similar threat assessment on the safety of the other six wrestlers and take a call on whether or not provide them security.