Wrestlers Protest, Jantar Mantar: Wrestlers Allege Nighttime Attack by Delhi Cops, Court Date Today: 10 Facts

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New Delhi: Wrestlers protesting Delhi’s Jantar Mantar alleged they were manhandled by drunken police officers late Wednesday night. The wrestlers claim they were assaulted by cops when they wanted to bring rollaway beds to the protest site. Here are 10 facts about this great story:

Several wrestlers were hit in the head with two lasting injuries. One person lost consciousness and had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

According to police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Somnath Bharti arrived at the protest site with folding beds without permission. When police intervened, a minor altercation erupted following which the AAP leader and two other people were arrested, police said.

In a video that has now gone viral on social media, some protesters are heard accusing police of assaulting wrestlers under the influence of alcohol.

“Drunken policeman Dharemendra abused Vinesh Phogat and got into a fight with us,” former wrestler Rajveer said. Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Geeta Phogat says her younger brother Dushyant Phogat’s head is “open”.

Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Vinesh Phogat broke down and said they were not criminals to be treated in this way. “If you want to kill us, then kill us,” Ms Phogat said cryingly, as quoted by the PTI news agency.

Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia, speaking to NDTV, said, “I ask the government to take back all the medals I have won.

Following the clash, heavy police forces were deployed to the protest site and the entire area was barricaded, preventing media personnel from reaching the protesting wrestlers.

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda, who reached the protest site late at night, claimed he was arrested by Delhi police and taken to Vasant Vihar police station.

India’s top wrestlers are protesting Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment. The six-time MP has denied all allegations against him.

The Supreme Court of India will today hear the petition filed by the wrestlers against Mr Singh.

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