Vinesh Phogat broke down whereas narrating the incident on the protest website.
New Delhi:
High wrestler Vinesh Phogat broke down stay on digicam this night after some members of the group she is protesting with have been allegedly roughed up by a Delhi Police personnel. “Did we win medals to see this present day,” she mentioned making an attempt to carry again tears.
The protesters alleged a “drunk” police official attacked two wrestlers drunk, whereas his colleagues have been mute spectators. “That cop was pushing and shoving everybody,” mentioned Ms Phogat.
“We aren’t criminals that they’re behaving like this with us,” she added. She additionally questioned the absence of ladies law enforcement officials on the spot. “I used to be abused and pushed round by policemen. The place are the ladies police personnel” requested Ms Phogat.
An emotional Bajrang Punia, who has received 4 medals on the World Wrestling Championships, instructed NDTV: “I request the federal government to take all my medals again”.
The wrestlers, who’ve been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar since April 23, alleged that they have been bringing folding beds as their mattresses bought moist resulting from rain however the police didn’t permit that.
Three individuals, together with Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, have been detained following the incident, police mentioned, including Mr Bharti got here to the protest website with folding beds with out permission.
“On being requested in regards to the beds, his supporters turned aggressive and tried to get the beds from a truck. Subsequently, a minor altercation passed off following which Bharti, together with two others, was detained,” the police mentioned.
The police have sealed the Jantar Mantar space after the incident and nobody can be allowed to enter the protest website, which recorded attendance of a number of opposition leaders, and meet the wrestlers.
They wrestlers have levelled allegations of sexual harassment towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. They’ve been demanding felony motion towards Mr Singh, a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, for the alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven feminine wrestlers, considered one of whom is a minor.
He has denied all of the allegations, claiming the costs are baseless, however mentioned he would resign if Prime Minister Narendra Modi or BJP asks him to.
The Delhi Police filed two FIRs towards him on Friday. One in every of them has been registered underneath the stringent Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on a minor’s criticism.
