Delhi Police ia expected to file a charge sheet today in connection with the case of alleged sexual harassment against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh on the complaints of women wrestlers, officials said.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on June 7 assured the protesting wrestlers that the charge sheet in the case would be filed by June 15.
Following this assurance, the agitating wrestlers agreed to suspend their stir
A senior official said,"Since the minister has assured the wrestlers that the charge sheet in the case will be filed by June 15 (Thursday), we will abide by it."
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Investigation so far
Delhi Police has sought certain details in connection with the alleged incidents of sexual harassment by Singh from the wrestling federations of five nations.
Their replies are still awaited.
Photos and video of the tournaments and the CCTV footage of the places where the wrestlers stayed during their matches were sought.
So far, Delhi police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) has questioned more than 180 people.
They also visited BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh's residence in Gonda where it recorded statements of the outgoing WFI chief's relatives, colleagues, house staff and his associates.
The investigators also took a woman wrestler to the official residence of Singh in New Delhi to recreate the sequence of events that led to the alleged crime.
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What did the wrestlers demand?
The protesting wrestlers have been demanding the arrest of Singh, who they have accused of sexually exploiting women wrestlers, including a minor.
The wrestlers had also suggested that an Internal Complaints Committee of WFI headed by a woman be formed.
All these proposals were agreed to unanimously by the Sports Minister.
In another key decision, the government also agreed not to allow Brij Bhushan Singh, who has completed three terms as president, and his associates to contest elections as per the wrestlers' demand.
The wrestlers have threatened to resume their protest if a charge sheet is not filed by the specified period.
