Sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief: Chargesheet soon, want justice for wrestlers, says Anurag Thakur

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on June 2, 2023
Denying allegations that action was not taken against WFI ex-chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually harassing women wrestlers because he is a BJP MP, minister of sports and youth affairs Anurag Thakur said Friday the Centre favoured an early resolution of the row.

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Published on June 2, 2023 -  03:14
Wrestlers Protest: FIR against Brij Bhushan reveals wrestlersโ€™ traumatic experiences | Oneindia News
While Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh remains defiant, the wrestlers, in the police FIR, have shared their ordeal of years of Sexual harassment and how some were treated indifferently โ€œfor not supporting himโ€ Two FIRs against WFI head allegedly reveal Sexual advances made by him towards wrestlers during competitions in India & abroad. #WrestlersProtest #BrijBhushanSharanSingh #WrestlersFIR ~PR.152~ED.102~HT.178~GR.124~

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