NEW DELHI: Approaching the top court after their repeated attempts to convince Delhi Police to register a first information report (FIR) on their April 21 complaint didn't yield results, the wrestlers mentioned their plea through senior advocate Narendra Hooda before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud for an urgent hearing. As the petition was not cleared by the registry for mentioning, the CJI asked Hooda to mention it before him on Tuesday after complying with the standard procedure.
"We want an FIR to be lodged and a fair probe conducted so that the matter reaches its logical legal conclusion. Clearly, the Delhi Police is under political pressure; if this was a regular case, the accused would have been arrested by now. The complainants include a minor, so a case under Pocso must also be registered," Hooda said.
The petitioners, led by wrestler Vinesh Phogat, have told the court they do not expect justice from the government or the police as Singh is a ruling party MP. The petition has made the Delhi police chief and SHO of Connaught Place police station as respondents while seeking registration of an FIR on the complaints that stretch from 2012 till last year.
Addressing a press conference at Jantar Mantar on the second day of their sit-in protest, the wrestlers urged all political parties and khap panchayats to come out in their support. This marked a change from January when they had appealed to keep the protests apolitical.
This story is from the April 25, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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