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Notice issued by DCW after sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief

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New Delhi: After wrestler Vinesh Phogat accused BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually abusing female wrestlers, the Delhi Commission for Women sent notices to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the city police.

At the Jantar Mantar, DCW chief Swati Maliwal also spoke with the wrestlers who were protesting.

The DCW said it has taken suo moto cognisance of media reports about allegations of sexual harassment made against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India and some wrestling coaches, on the panel said.

The panel has also asked the police to register an FIR in the matter.

“As per the reports, renowned women Olympian wrestlers of India have accused the WFI president and some coaches of sexually harassing women wrestlers. This is a very serious matter,” the panel said.

It has sought a copy of complaints made by women wrestlers against coaches and the WFI president along with details of action taken thereon by January 21. It has also sought details of the Internal Complaints Committee formed by the Wrestling Federation of India. The panel also asked whether these complaints have been forwarded to the ICC and the Local Complaint Committee (LCC) as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.


With PTI inputs


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