Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sangeeta Phogat with others throughout their protest march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament Home, in New Delhi.
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Vinesh Phogat and different girls wrestlers have determined to attraction the choice of acquitting former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case filed.
In a submit on X, Ms. Phogat stated, the ladies wrestlers have instructed their legal professionals to attraction this choice. “The feminine wrestlers have instructed their legal professionals to attraction this choice, and this will likely be performed as quickly as doable. We have now not misplaced hope, and the wrestlers will proceed their battle,” her submit stated in a X.
The MP and his aide Vinod Tomar have been acquitted by a Delhi courtroom on Monday (August 3, 2026).
Reacting to the acquittal, Ms. Phogat stated it took a number of braveness for her and different girls wrestlers to take to the streets and file an FIR in opposition to Mr. Singh, however we’re deeply saddened that the courtroom didn’t discover Mr. Singh responsible.
Within the submit, Ms. Phogat stated, “It took a number of braveness for us to take to the streets and file an FIR in opposition to a strong chief of the ruling get together. Utilizing his energy and muscle, Brijbhushan intimidated many ladies into withdrawing their names. Nevertheless, many feminine wrestlers stood up and fought in opposition to Brijbhushan in courtroom. We’re deeply saddened that the courtroom didn’t discover Brijbhushan Sharan Singh responsible of the sexual assault fees leveled by the feminine wrestlers.”
Your complete system and your entire system have been working to guard Brij Bhushan, the wrestler’s submit stated. “From the very starting, your entire system, the federal government, and your entire system have been working to guard Brijbhushan. ,” her submit added.
A number of famend wrestlers, together with Sakshi Malik, Ms. Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sangeeta Phogat had protested for months in New Delhi in 2023, demanding the arrest of the BJP chief for allegedly sexually harassing a number of girls grapplers, together with a minor. The criticism acknowledged that the harassment befell between 2016 and 2019 on the WFI workplace, at Mr. Singh’s official residence, and likewise throughout journeys overseas.
Printed – August 03, 2026 02:00 pm IST
