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| Edited By: PTI |Supply: PTI |Up to date: Might 04, 2023, 01:36 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi Fee For Girls chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday met wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar right here, hours after a scuffle broke out on the spot between the grapplers and police, resulting in a few protesters getting injured.
Earlier than the assembly, Maliwal had alleged that she was not being allowed to fulfill the wrestlers.
In a video shared by her on Twitter, she could possibly be seen telling policemen that she holds a constitutional put up and wished to fulfill the protesters.
In response to her tweet, DCP, New Delhi, tweeted, “Hon’ble Chairperson DCW was stopped on the barricade by an officer and let go instantly. She is presently inside on the protest website. There isn’t any restriction on particular person entry to Jantar Mantar.”
Maliwal later tweeted in Hindi: “I’m sitting with wrestlers who’re protesting at Jantar Mantar. They’re telling me that final night time some police personnel, who have been inebriated, misbehaved with them and attacked them. After writing down the complaints, Delhi Fee For Girls will act on them.”
She informed PTI that she had spoken to the ladies protesters and recorded their statements intimately.
“Based on them, a few of the officers of Delhi Police have been drunk on Wednesday night time. They dragged a few of these girls and beat them. They abused them and even pulled their hair,” she mentioned.
Based on their allegations, there have been solely male officers on the spot then, she mentioned.
Maliwal mentioned the DCW can be issuing a discover to police over the incident and can be sure that motion is taken in opposition to the responsible.
Maliwal mentioned 40 FIRs have already been registered in opposition to WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh — a sexual harassment accused in opposition to whom the wrestlers are on protest.
“Now an FIR below POCSO Act has additionally been registered in opposition to him, but he isn’t arrested,” she mentioned.
Delhi Police is but to document statements of the victims below part 164 CrPC and whereas Brij Bhushan sits inside an AC room, the ladies listed below are out on avenue protesting and crying for justice, she mentioned.
“The authorities are attempting to guard Singh. In any other case, in any case of sexual harassment, police instantly data victims statements below part 164 CrPC,” she mentioned.
Referring to the 2 FIRS registered in opposition to Singh, she mentioned these FIRs have been additionally registered after a spot of six days and solely when the Supreme Court docket directed the Delhi Police to take action.
“FIRs ought to be registered in opposition to DCP New Delhi and Parliament Avenue SHO for not registering FIRs instantly after the complaints have been acquired. Provided that senior officers are suspended, they’ll know that their ethical accountability is to face with the victims,” she mentioned.
Maliwal mentioned even she was dragged and pulled inside a police van when she got here to Jantar Mantar final night time.
The wrestlers have levelled allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who can be a Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) MP from Uttar Pradesh.
The wrestlers have alleged that they have been overwhelmed up by some policemen Wednesday night time.
Based on them, two wrestlers, Rahul Yadav and Dushyant Phogat, have been injured within the struggle. Vinesh Phogat, an award successful wrestler, too acquired head accidents.
On Wednesday night time, police had detained Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda and Swati Maliwal after they had gone to the spot to help the wrestlers.
