NEW DELHI, April 28, 2023 (TBINN)
Delhi Police today registered two First Information Reports s in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India’s chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
On the complaints received from female wrestlers, two F.I.R.s have been registered at Connaught Place Police Station, a senior police officer informed.
The first F.I.R. pertains to allegations levelled by a minor which has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (P.O.C.S.O.) Act along with relevant sections of Indian Penal Code concerning outraging modesty, police official said.
The second F.I.R. has been registered for carrying out comprehensive investigations into the complaints by adult complainants under relevant I.P.C. sections pertaining to outraging of modesty, the officer said, adding that investigation into both F.I.R.s was being taken up in right earnest.
The First Information Reports (F.I.R.s) were filed hours after Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi Police, told a Supreme Court’s bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha that a case will be registered today.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the wrestlers, placed or record an affidavit in a sealed cover which voiced apprehension about the safety of a minor girl, an alleged victim of sexual assault.
Bearing in mind the content which has been placed on record, we direct the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, to make an assessment of the threat perception and provide adequate security to the minor girl involved, the bench said in its order.
It said an affidavit be filed before it on or before May 5, 2023, the next date of hearing, about the steps taken for the security of the minor girl.
The apex court bench is hearing a plea filed by seven women wrestlers on non-registration of an F.I.R. on their sexual harassment allegations against Bhushan Singh.
After Mehta’s submission, the country’s top wrestlers, who have been on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday demanding action against Singh, rejoiced the first step towards victory but said they will continue their agitation. They demanded that Bhartiya Janta Party’s M.P. be removed from all the positions he holds.
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