Delhi police to register FIR against WFI chief Brij Bhushan by April 28 evening

The Delhi Police on Friday told the Supreme Court that it will register an FIR on a complaint by women wrestlers alleging sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

“We have decided to register FIR, we will register it today. Nothing else survives in the matter," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi Police, submitted before a bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud.

Representing the women wrestlers, senior advocate Kapil Sibal submitted that they are worried about security and safety and several cases pending against Singh.

On this, the bench directed the Delhi police to assess the threat perception and provide security to the minor girl who also made the complaint against Singh.

The bench, also comprising Justice P S Narasimha, clarified, this direction will not stand in the way of the police making independent threat perception for other complainants in connection with providing security to them.

The court fixed the matter for further hearing next Friday.

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Mehta, for his part, said the case is going in a different direction.

Sibal submitted an affidavit in a sealed cover as there is an apprehension to the safety of a minor girl who is an alleged victim.

On April 26, Delhi Police had told the court that some preliminary inquiry may be needed to be conducted before an FIR can be registered into a complaint by wrestlers alleging sexual harassment by Singh.

Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and other top Indian grapplers resumed their protest against the WFI chief in Jantar Mantar in Central Delhi on Sunday. They complained that no action has been taken on their complaints against the WFI chief for sexual harassment and criminal intimidation.

The Sports Ministry had on January 23 formed a committee, headed by boxing legend M C Mary Kom to probe the allegations against Singh. It had submitted its report in the first week of April but its findings are yet to be made public.