New Delhi | Bajrang Punia, after announcing the return of his Padma Shri Award following the appointment of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s aide Sanjay Singh as WFI chief, kept the award near the footpath outside PM Narendra Modi’s residence. On Friday evening, Bajrang headed toward PM’s residence where he was stopped by the Delhi Police […]
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If Brij Bhushan Singh’s close aide is elected as President of WFI, I can’t wrestle anymore, says Sakshi Malik
New Delhi | 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has announced quitting Wrestling following Sanjay Singh being elected as president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Sakshi removed her shoes and put it on the dais before leaving the press conference in tears here. “I am dejected and I will not be competing […]
Wrestlers resume duties with Railways, Sakshi refutes reports of withdrawing from protest
New Delhi | After getting evicted from Jantar Mantar on May 28, top wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have resumed their duties in the Railways, sources said. As per reports, records from the Northern Railways headquarters show Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik joined her Baroda House office here on May 31, a […]
‘We are distressed and disturbed’, 1983 World Cup winners express solidarity with protesting wrestlers
New Delhi | The members of the 1983 Cricket World Cup team have come out in support of the ongoing protest by wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) sidelined chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment. Prominent Indian wrestlers including Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat have been […]
Protesting wrestlers to discard all their medals in river Ganga this evening
New Delhi | In the latest move, all the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik will head to Haridwar on Tuesday evening to discard all their medals in the holy river Ganga. The protesting wrestlers said after that they will come back to Delhi and sit on hunger strike at India Gate. […]
All protesting wrestlers detained, Delhi Police remove tents at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi | Delhi Police have detained all the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with their supporters and further removed the tents installed at the protest site at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. The officials also told wrestlers to not do anything anti-national. Earlier, protesting wrestlers along with their supporters jumped over the […]
Protesting wrestlers offer to return medals, govt honours after police manhandling
New Delhi | Top Indian wrestlers on Thursday offered to return the medals they won at various levels and honours received from various organisations as part of their protest against being manhandled by the Delhi Police to disrupt their sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar here. The wrestlers informed this on Thursday to the media at […]
‘Did we win medals to see this day’, Vinesh Phogat breaks down after midnight ‘brawl’ with cops
New Delhi | Wrestler Vinesh Phogat broke down in tears and expressed disappointment after some grapplers were allegedly roughed up at the Jantar Mantar protest site by a Delhi Police personnel on late Wednesday night. Phogat, who has won multiple medals for India in wrestling, expressed her frustration over the situation, saying “did we win medals […]
‘Anurag Thakur tried to suppress the matter’, alleges Vinesh Phogat amid protest
New Delhi | India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who has been protesting at the Jantar Mantar here with other top grapplers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has alleged that Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur tried to suppress the matter by forming an oversight panel instead of taking concrete action. During […]
Delhi Police provide security to 7 women wrestlers who complained against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh
New Delhi | The Delhi Police on Sunday provided security to all seven women wrestlers who have lodged complaints against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, the president of Wrestling Federation of India. The Supreme Court had asked the Delhi Police to provide appropriate security to the victims who have levelled allegations against Singh. The Delhi Police have also […]