Vinesh Phogat alleges withdrawal of security from women wrestlers; routine training, counters police

Vinesh Phogat alleges withdrawal of security from women wrestlers; routine training, counters police

DCP (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla said that while the security had not been withdrawn, the responsibility to guard the wrestlers had been entrusted to the Haryana police

Vinesh Phogat tagged the official handles of the Delhi Police, Delhi Commission for Women, and the National Commission for Women in a post on X.
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Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday alleged that the Delhi police had withdrawn security from the women who are scheduled to testify in court against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in connection with the sexual assault case lodged against him.

She also tagged the official handles of the Delhi Police, Delhi Commission for Women, and the National Commission for Women in a post on X.

जिन महिला पहलवानों की बृजभूषण के ख़िलाफ़ कोर्ट में गवाहियाँ होने वाली हैं, दिल्ली पुलिस ने उनकी सुरक्षा हटा ली है @DelhiPolice@DCWDelhi@NCWIndia

— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 22, 2024

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In response to her post, DCP (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla said that while the security had not been withdrawn, the responsibility to guard the wrestlers had been entrusted to the Haryana police from hereon forth, as the wrestlers are residents of that State. “The assigned Delhi Police PSOs misunderstood this decision and got delayed in reporting today. The situation has been rectified. Security cover continues,” he added.

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