Two FIRs were registered in the Connaught Place police station on Friday night against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also a BJP MP. The Delhi Police earlier in the day informed the Supreme Court which was hearing a petition filed by the protesting wrestlers against Singh that it will file an FIR against Singh, the accused in the sexual allegation charges. The move comes six days after the top wrestlers of the country including Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, have been protesting sitting at Jantar Mantar – 2nd time since January. In January, the wrestlers first levelled these allegations against Brij Bhushan, who has been the chief of the wrestling body since 2012.
The first FIR is registered under the POCSO Act along with relevant IPC sections — based on the allegations of a minor. The second FIR is registered for carrying out a “comprehensive investigations into the complaints tendered by other complainants under relevant sections pertaining to outraging of modesty,” DCP Pranav Tayal said.
Earlier, Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that a preliminary inquiry was required for filing an FIR against the accused.
Since a minor is involved, the Supreme Court bench said the mino should be provided security but that should not stand in the way of the Commissioner of Police making an independent assessment of the threat perception of the other complainants.
Here are the top 10 latest updates of the wrestlers’ protest
1. Hours after the Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that they will file an FIR, two FIRs were registered against Brij Bhushan.
2. On the development in the Supreme Court, Brij Bhushan said he has complete faith in the judiciary.
3. “I have full faith in the judiciary. I am not running anywhere. I am in my house. By now a case must have been filed against me. I will cooperate with Delhi Police. Whatever the decision of the Supreme Court, I will follow it. Ask the players who are protesting about the allegations against me,” Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said.
4. The wrestlers said the protest will continue until Brij Bhushan is put in jail.
5. “We do not trust the Delhi Police. They might file a loose FIR against Brij Bhushan,” the wrestlers said on the future course of their action.
6. “We have already given enough evidence and if anything else is required, we’ll present it to Supreme Court not to the Delhi police. This is not a fight to register an FIR. This is a fight against one person who already has 85 cases against him,” Vinesh Phogat said.
7. The wrestlers’ protest took a political turn with the opposition leaders coming to the platform. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit the protesters on Saturday at 4pm. On Friday, AAP’s Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj met the protesters.
8. The presence of Bihar politician Pappu Yadav who mocked UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath at the protest site raised questions over the protest.
9. The protest got support from other sportspersons, film personalities and IStandWithMyChampions trended on Twitter.
10. PT Usha, the president of the Indian Olympics Association, has come under fire for criticising the protesters for lack of discipline.