Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
- India
WFI sexual harassment: Kejriwal joins protest at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday met the wrestlers protesting at the Jantar Mantar demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and…
- India
WFI sexual harassment: ‘Won’t resign’, says Brij Bhushan as protests grow
Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh stated on Saturday that stepping down from his position, as demanded by protesting wrestlers, ‘isn’t a huge matter for him’, but he won’t…
- India
Delhi Police lodges 2 FIRs over sexual harassment allegations against Brji Bhushan
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday registered two FIRs in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. On the complaints…
- Telangana
WFI sexual harassment: KTR extends support to protesting wrestlers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao on Friday took to social media to announce his support for the wrestler’s protest at Jantar Mantar in…
- Delhi
Don’t trust Delhi police, might file loose FIR against Brij Bhushan: Wrestlers
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers rejoiced “the first step towards victory” as Delhi Police decided to file an FIR against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. However, they will continue their agitation…
- India
Wrestling Federation chief to be booked today: Delhi police to SC
New Delhi: The Delhi Police apprised the Supreme Court that it has decided to register an FIR on Friday over sexual harassment allegations levelled by seven women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of…
- Delhi
Brinda Karat meets wrestlers demanding action against WFI chief
New Delhi: CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat on Tuesday met agitating wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, at Jantar Mantar here and said that she fully supported their demands. Several prominent…
- India
Attitude of Delhi Police rude: Women wrestlers to SC
New Delhi: Seven women wrestlers have told the Supreme Court that it is crucial that police take all complaints of sexual harassment seriously and register FIRs promptly and not create yet another…
- India
Wrestlers’ protest take political colour, farmer leaders also support athletes
New Delhi: Several politicians, including former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and ‘khap’ leaders on Tuesday met with the protesting wrestlers and extended their support to them. Hooda, Udit Raj, another Congress…
- India
SC issues notice on wrestlers’ plea seeking FIR against WFI chief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice on a plea by the country’s seven top wrestlers seeking a direction for the registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of…
- Delhi
WFI sexual harassment case: Wrestlers back to protest at Jantar Mantar
Top Indian wrestlers who protested against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman and other coaches earlier this year, accusing them of sexually abusing female wrestlers, have returned to Delhi’s Jantar Mantar…
- India
Report probing WFI chief’s sexual harassment allegations to be submitted by March 9
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has extended by two weeks the deadline given to the Oversight Committee to submit its report on sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.…
- India
Why WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a one-man army
Lucknow: Much before he took over as President of the Wrestling Federation of India in 2011, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was known for his arm-twisting tactics. A key player in the Ayodhya…
- India
WFI general body meet in Ayodhya cancelled as govt suspends body’s activities
New Delhi: The general body meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), scheduled to take place in Ayodhya on Sunday, has been cancelled after the Sports ministry suspended all the ongoing…
- India
WFI rejects wrestlers’ sexual harassment allegations; claims ‘protest motivated’
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has rejected all the allegations, including that of sexual harassment against its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and claimed that the wrestlers’ protest was…
