A petition has been moved in Delhi High Court against
players/wrestlers, who recently staged a protest against the Wrestling Federation
of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, levelling serious charges
of sexual harassment against him, and coaches of the federation.
The plea alleged that the Protestors/Wrestlers have
completely misused the sexual harassment laws by making them a mockery of
justice. If any player had undergone sexual harassment, they must have acted in
accordance with the law through police and courts etc.
Plea seeks direction for registration of FIR against
players including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia etc for allegedly abusing the
process of law by putting the WFI chief under extortion for making him resign.
Lawyer Sharikasnt Prasad after filing the plea stated
that the petitioner in the matter is Vicky, who lives at 21, Ashoka Road, the
official residence of Member of Parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and is
working as his cook.
The plea further alleged that protestor players have
crossed their limits to tarnish the reputation and dignity of the Brij Bhushan
by publicly making serious allegations of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
Recently eminent wrestlers including Sakshee Malikkh,
Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia, protested in Delhi's Jantar Mantar bringing
allegations of sexual harassment against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh.
Late Friday night, the aggrieved players/wrestlers
called off their protest after getting assurances from the government that
their grievances would be addressed and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was asked to
step aside for four weeks.
During this period, an oversight committee will probe
allegations of sexual harassment and financial impropriety against Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh.