India’s sports ministry said Friday it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India
. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced the forming of an oversight committee to look into the claims following a meeting with several leading wrestlers demanding an inquiry. The wrestlers have been protesting for the past three days in the Indian capital of New Delhi and have called for the dismissal of WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the dissolution of the WFI. The WFI has denied all the allegations.
“We will ensure a complete investigation to ensure justice,” IOA president PT Usha tweeted Friday, urging athletes to come forward and voice their concerns. Several Indian wrestlers had written to the IOA, demanding the formation of an inquiry committee to investigate the allegations. In a letter addressed to the president of the IOA and shared on Twitter, five wrestlers say “several young wrestlers” have raised serious complaints of “sexual harassment” against the WFI president.
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