In an Instagram video, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia has accused the Delhi Police of chopping electrical energy and ration provides on the wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
Chatting with his fans, Punia claimed that the Delhi Police have bring to a halt electrical energy, barricaded the protest website and isn’t permitting meals and water and feature requested the wrestlers to finish their protest after Delhi Police registered two FIRs in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment and prison intimidation by means of seven ladies wrestlers.
“I’ve spoken to the ACP, he stated, ‘Do no matter you’ll be able to, we gained’t let water or meals in’,” Bajrang stated. “You’ll be able to see the drive this is being placed on us. When all of the nation is in make stronger people, that is what the police are doing.”
The allegations come mins after it used to be showed that the Delhi Police have filed two FIR’s in opposition to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The primary FIR is relating to allegations levelled by means of a minor sufferer, registered below POCSO Act (The Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) together with related IPC sections relating to outraging of modesty. In the meantime, the second one FIR has been registered to research the lawsuits tendered by means of different wrestlers, who’re grownup complainants below related sections relating outraging of modesty.
Previous all the way through the day, at a press convention from Jantar Mantar, the protesting wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik had published that they’re going to proceed their protests at till the WFI leader is arrested.
“That is our first step against victory, however the protests will proceed,” Sakshi Malik stated.
“This struggle is not only about getting an FIR filed. This struggle is set getting justice, to punish him, ship him at the back of bars and get him got rid of from the entire positions he holds,” Vinesh Phogat added.
“There’s a whole checklist of FIRs in opposition to him,” Bajrang Punia had stated, pointing to the life-size poster of the more than a few instances in opposition to Brijbhushan hung on the protest website. “He’s were given numerous instances in opposition to him however is roaming loose. Till he’s at the back of bars, this protest will proceed.”