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Wrestler Protest: Delhi Police says No supportive evidence to prove wrestlers claim | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi Police sources on Wednesday said that till now no supportive evidence has been found to arrest the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in connection with the allegations levelled by wrestlers against him.According to top sources, Delhi police will be filing its final report on the matter within 15 days. "Within 15 days we will be filing our report in the court. It could be in the form of a charge sheet or final report," Delhi police sources said.Delhi police sources further said that there is no supportive evidence to prove the wrestlers' claim."The sections of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) added in FIR has less than seven years' OF imprisonment, so investigating officer (IO) cannot pr...
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Sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief could not be proved: Sources | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: No concrete evidence of sexual harassment has been found against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was accused of exploitation by the country's top wrestlers, it has been learnt.In an unprecedented move, top achievers such as Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik staged a sit-in protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar in January and accused the WFI boss of sexual exploitation and intimidation.The wrestlers had demanded that WFI be disbanded and its president be removed.The Sports Ministry had formed a five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, on January 23 and asked it to submit its findings in one month.Later, it extended the deadline by two weeks and also added Babita Phogat to the probe panel as it...