Wrestlers rejoin jobs but protests NOT over

June 05, 2023 14:54

Sakshi Malik was manhandled by the Delhi police

Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have resumed duty as OSD (Sports) in the railways, but have clarified that the protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is NOT over.

Sakshi Malik tweeted to say that news that she had withdrawn from the protests is untrue. "This is news is completely wrong. None of us have withdrawn or will withdraw from the fight for justice. Along with satyagraha we will fulfill our responsibilities at the railways. But our fight will carry on till we get justice. Please do not run fake news," Malik tweeted.

The Delhi Police on April 28 had registered two FIRs against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Singh at the Connaught Place police station, including one on the basis of a complaint from the father of a minor wrestler invoking the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that entails a prison term of up to seven years on conviction.

The FIRs registered following a Supreme Court order have charged him under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including assaulting a woman to outrage her modesty (section 354), sexual harassment (354A) and stalking (354D), that are punishable with jail terms of two-three years. Some of the complainants also alleged that Singh made advances to seek "sexual favours", promising to help them in their careers.

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