Wrestling
Wrestling mess: Ready for narco test if Phogat and Punia take it too, says WFI chief Brij Bhushan
However, the BJP MP on Sunday made it clear that wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will also have to undergo it.Taking to Facebook, Brij Bhushan wrote, "If both the wrestlers (Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat) are ready to get their test done, then call the press and announce.
Wrestlers' row: Khap delegation submits memorandum to President Murmu, seeks justice
"We have submitted a memorandum to the President, appealing to her to resolve this matter as soon as possible and ensure justice to these girls," said the chief of Palam khap, Surendra Solanki. "We hope that the President will expedite the resolution of this matter and assist in delivering justice to the wrestlers. This fight is not just for these girls, but for the 70 crore women of the country," said Solanki.
Wrestlers sexual harassment case: Delhi Police to record victims' statements
As per sources, the recording of statements under Section 164 will commence from Friday. The statement of the minor victim was recorded on Wednesday under Section 164. The hearing in the case of wrestlers is also scheduled to take place in Rouse Avenue Court on Friday.
Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: Minor records statement before magistrate
"The statement of the minor female wrestler was officially recorded before a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC on Wednesday," said a senior police official. "In the near future, statements from the remaining six female wrestlers will also be taken before the magistrate," the official added.
Wrestlers protest: Police restore, weld barricades at Jantar Mantar
Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal, through his official Twitter account, said that a group of farmers were escorted to Jantar Mantar and at entry barricades, they were in a hurry to reach the dharna site in which some of them climbed the barricades which fell down and were removed by them.
Wrestling to Cricket: Is sexual allegation ongoing story of sports corridor?
The sexual harassment complaints are not only confined to wrestling but also make their way to several other sports, including the nation's favourite game -- Cricket. In light of this situation, it becomes crucial to delve into the intricate mechanisms employed by influential men to suppress and conceal such matters.
'Let them fight their battle', Sourav Ganguly refuses to comment on wrestlers' protest
Top Indian wrestlers like Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Asian and Commonwealth Games medal winner Vinesh Phogat along with other grapplers have been sitting in a protest at Jantar Mantar for the last many days, demanding the arrest of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers.
Protesting wrestlers organise langar at Jantar Mantar, serve food to participants
Led by Olympics medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat, the protesting wrestlers served food to all those who partook in the langar. Those who had food at the langar on Friday were not only those supporting the country's top sportspersons but also common people.
Some of India's top grapplers are on a sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar for more than a week now seeking action against the WFI president for alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers over the years.
Wrestler Geeta Phogat, husband detained at Delhi's Singhu border
She, along with her husband Pawan Saroha, were on way to Jantar Mantar to join the grapplers who have levelled sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh and have been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23 demanding his arrest as well as ouster from the WFI post.
Protesting wrestlers offer to return medals, govt honours after police manhandling
The wrestlers informed this on Thursday to the media at the Jantar Mantar here that they will return their medals and honours following misbehaviour by Delhi Police on Wednesday night to disrupt their protest against the alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by the deposed president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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