Embattled Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday responded to the protesting wrestlers, who gathered at Haridwar on Tuesday and threatened to throw their medals in the Ganga as a mark of protest against him, saying that the charges against him are already being probed by the Delhi Police.
Mr. Singh, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment by female wrestlers, added that the decision by the grapplers to consign their laurels to the waters was purely a stand taken by them. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the six-time BJP MP said, "The matter is under investigation by the Delhi Police. If there's any truth to the charges (levelled against him by the wrestlers), an arrest will be made," the WFI chief added.
While the grapplers arrived in the holy city on Tuesday to consign their medals to the Ganga, farmer leader Naresh Tikait talked them out of it. The wrestlers later issued a five-day ultimatum to the authorities to act against the WFI chief. “Today, they went to Haridwar to immerse their medals in the Ganga. But later, they handed them to Tikait. It’s their stand, what can we do?” he added.
