NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Friday submitted before the Supreme Court that it will register an FIR on a complaint by women grapplers alleging sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
We have decided to register FIR, we will register it today. Nothing else survives in the matter," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi Police, submitted before a bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha.
Women wrestlers led by senior advocate Kapil Sibal submitted that they are worried on security and safety and the other aspect, including pendency of several against Singh.
The bench then directed the Delhi police to assess the threat perception and provide security to the minor girl who also made the complaint against Singh, also a BJP MP. It also asked the police to make independent assessment on security aspects about other complainants.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing next Friday.
On this, Mehta said the case is going in a different direction.
The bench, however, said it was not going to monitor the case but just wanted to know further developments.
Delhi Police had on April 26 told the court that some preliminary inquiry may be needed to be conducted before an FIR can be registered into the matter.
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and other top Indian grapplers, on their party continued their protest against the WFI chief in Jantar Mantar in Central Delhi. They alleged that no action has been taken on their complaints against the WFI chief for sexual harassment and criminal intimidation.
On January 23, the Union Sports Ministry formed a committee, headed by boxing legend M C Mary Kom to probe the allegations against Singh. It had submitted its report in the first week of April but its findings have not been made public.
