Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, facing serious allegations of sexual harassment by women athletes, today said resigning from his post, as demanded by protesting wrestlers, wasn't a big deal for him, but he won't do it "as a criminal", reports NDTV.
Delhi Police on Friday filed two FIRs against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled by multiple women wrestlers.
While the first FIR pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered under the Pocso Act, the second was related to outraging modesty.
The development comes after the Supreme Court recorded an undertaking from solicitor-general Tushar Mehta that the Delhi police will register a formal FIR against Singh on Friday itself.
The undertaking came three months after the aggrieved wrestlers, among them a minor, had launched a public protest at Jantar Mantar here against the failure of the police to register an FIR or take action against the BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh.
A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha also directed the Delhi police commissioner to assess the threat perception faced by the minor wrestler and provide necessary security. The matter has been listed for further hearing on May 5.
The bench also asked the police commissioner to consider a request from senior advocate Kapil Sibal that the six other female wrestlers, who had given written complaints against Singh, should also be provided requisite security.
“We have decided to register FIR, we will register it today. Nothing else survives in the petition,” Mehta told the court at the commencement of the hearing.
