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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it is ready to register an FIR based on the sexual harassment complaint filed by seven women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
A day after the court sought police’s response on a petition filed by three wrestlers alleging protection from prosecution given to Singh, solicitor general Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha that Delhi Police assessed that there is a need for a preliminary enquiry into certain issues prior to registration of FIR. “However, if the Supreme Court is of the view that an FIR needs to be registered immediately, Delhi Police can do it,” the SG said.
The bench said in similar matters, it generally seeks views of the respondents before entertaining the petitions. “But this case was different as it involved complaints by national-level wrestlers. Delhi Police can file a reply affidavit detailing its views on the registration of FIR on Friday,” it said.
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Appearing for the petitioners, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the wrestlers also wish to file an affidavit placing before the court additional facts supplementing the contents of the petition levelling sexual harassment charges against the WFI president.
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Protesting wrestlers hold their morning exercise and training session at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
The petitioners had alleged that “after being sexually, emotionally, mentally and physically exploited by the accused and his close aides on numerous occasions, they along with other wrestlers mustered the courage to raise the issue before the authority concerned and protested, which led to the sports ministry setting up a five-member committee to probe the allegations”.
Slamming the panel for purportedly giving a clean chit to the accused, they demanded making public the committee’s report.
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