New Delhi. Not on the ongoing protests of the wrestlers, but now the government is going to take action. Delhi Police will register an FIR today against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, President of Wrestling Federation of India. Delhi Police has informed about this in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday heard the petition filed for the demand to register an FIR against Singh. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha heard the matter. This information was given by the Delhi Police in the Supreme Court.
During the hearing on the petition of the wrestlers, their lawyer Kapil Sibal said that he is also concerned about the safety of the victim girls. He said that all this is going on since 2016. Verbal complaint was made, nothing happened.
Then in January this year, when it was formally told, he said that let’s make a committee. but nothing happened. At least the FIR should have been done immediately. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi Police, said that this concern should be left to us.
After listening to the arguments of both the parties, the Chief Justice said in the order that since there is a complaint of cognizable offense in this case, the Delhi Police has asked to register an FIR. Wrestlers’ lawyer Kapil Sibal has given an affidavit in a sealed cover, stating that he is facing a threat to the safety of the minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted.
Wrestlers’ lawyer Kapil Sibal said that there are 40 cases registered against Brij Bhushan. In such a situation, security should be given to the complainant women wrestlers. Sibal said that women wrestlers have demanded security. There are also cases of murder in these. He demanded that in such a situation, the SIT should investigate the case, which should be monitored by the former judge.
