Heavy safety was deployed on the Jantar Mantar website right here within the nationwide capital on Thursday after a ruckus broke out late final evening between protesting wrestlers and a few police personnel. Delhi Police stated that DCPs of all districts in Delhi have been requested to be on alert of their districts, particularly within the border areas. They stated that Police have obtained inputs that a lot of folks can attain Jantar Mantar the place the wrestlers are protesting.
Special care is to be taken on roads which go in direction of Central Delhi, barricades have been put up at a number of locations, Delhi Police stated. The Supreme Court is ready to listen to the plea of seven girls wrestlers towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual assault case. The protestors say they won’t go away the protest website till Singh, who can be a BJP MP, is arrested.
Heavy safety was seen deployed on the protest website at the moment after wrestlers alleged they have been manhandled and abused by police personnel on the website on Wednesday. The grapplers additionally alleged that some policemen have been drunk and pushed and abused girls protestors. In their response, the Delhi Police stated that supporters of the protesting grapplers turned aggressive after they have been prevented from bringing in folding beds to the positioning, which led to a chaos. Following Wednesday’s rain the wrestlers wished to herald mattresses to sleep.
“Folding beds were brought to the protest site in Jantar Mantar. Since there was no permission, we didn’t allow it, so some of the supporters of the protesting wrestlers tried to take out the beds from the truck and this led to an altercation,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pranav Tayal stated.
DCP Tayal stated that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Somnath Bharti who got here to the protest website together with folding beds with out permission was detained together with two others after a minor altercation befell. Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal arrived at Jantar Mantar to satisfy wrestlers this morning.
“I have come to meet the girls (wrestlers) again since it is my duty. Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik told us they were being tortured, and there were police officers who were drunk and misbehaved with them. I am concerned for their safety. Why is Delhi Police protecting Brij Bhushan? Why is Delhi Police not arresting him?” Maliwal informed mediapersons.
Maliwal on her Twitter account had claimed that she was not allowed to satisfy with the protesting grapplers final evening.
Congress chief Deepender Singh Hooda additionally posted on his Twitter deal with that he was detained by the Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar. In a tweet in Hindi, Hooda stated that he was taken to the Vasant Vihar Police Station yesterday.
In a tweet at the moment, the Delhi Police stated that Maliwal was briefly stopped on the barricade yesterday and instantly let go. “Hon’ble Chairperson DCW was stopped at the barricade by an officer and let go immediately. She is presently inside at the protest site. There is no restriction on individual entry to Jantar Mantar,” DCP New Delhi tweeted.
DCP Tayal had yesterday in response to the wrestlers claims stated that the wrestlers have been requested to file a criticism and a medical check-up of the policeman can be performed on whom “drunk” allegations have been raised.
“We have told the wrestlers to give complaint on their grievances and will take appropriate action…medical check-up of the policeman on whom they’ve raised allegations, being conducted…,” the DCP stated.
Wrestlers have alleged that drunk Delhi Police personnel manhandled them once they wished to herald mattresses to sleep at evening after daylong rain.
“We were bringing the beds since we were facing trouble sleeping due to rain. Sakshi is crying. This is the respect they are giving to our daughters, abusing them,” Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia had informed ANI yesterday.
World Championships and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat additionally accused the policemen of being drunk, pushing, and abusing girls protestors.
“He was drunk. He hit someone on his head. He abused me and pushed several women protestors,” claimed Vinesh.
Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Mallikh and different high grapplers have been protesting towards sexual harassment expenses towards the WFI chief and they’re demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan.
Earlier on Wedneday, the Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha visited the wrestlers sitting on a protest for the final 12 days.
On April 30, Delhi Police registered two FIRs towards WFI president Singh over allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation of feminine wrestlers by him.
(Source: ANI)
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