Delhi Police denies withdrawing security to wrestlers who accused Brij Bhushan of sexual assault
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat alleged in a post on X that the security of the women wrestlers who were going to testify against Singh in court was withdrawn.
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The Delhi Police on Thursday denied that it had withdrawn security cover provided to the wrestlers who had levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Six women wrestlers have accused Singh of sexual harassment. The Delhi Police registered a first information report against him in April 2023, following the intervention of the Supreme Court. On June 15, the police filed a 1,000-page chargesheet against him.
Earlier on Thursday, wrestler Vinesh Phogat alleged in a post on X that the Delhi Police withdrew the security of the women wrestlers who were going to testify against Singh in court.
Three of the wrestlers also approached a Delhi court, saying that their security cover had been withdrawn a day before one of them was to testify against Singh, Live Law reported.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot of the Rouse Avenue court directed the Delhi Police to make immediate and appropriate arrangements to ensure that security cover is provided to the wrestler until her deposition is completed and further orders.
The court also directed the deputy commissioner of police concerned to submit a report on the reasons for withdrawing the security cover of the women wrestlers.
However, in a social media post, the Delhi Police denied the allegations and said that a decision was made...
