\u201cTwo FIRs have been registered at Connaught Place police station. The first one pertains to allegations levelled by a minor victim which is registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act along with sections concerning outraging of modesty etc,\u201d DCP (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal said. The second FIR, Tayal said, was registered to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the allegations by the adult complainants under the relevant sections.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Delhi Police had informed the Supreme Court that an FIR would be lodged<\/a> on Friday itself against Singh. The WFI president was accused of sexual harassment by seven national-level women wrestlers in their April 21 complaint to police before they started a sit-in protest and then moved court. The SC ordered the Delhi Police commissioner to provide security to the complainants based on threat assessment.<\/p>\n Solicitor general Tushar Mehta informed a bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and and Justice P S Narasimha, \u201cThe FIR will be registered today. The petition does not survive for further adjudication.\u201d 01:57<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Wrestlers’ Protest: Delhi police will file FIR; Sania Mirza, Neeraj Chopra among sportspersons speaking up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018Investigations by local police will not suffice\u2019<\/span> The SG said, \u201cLet this aspect be left to the Delhi Police commissioner.\u201d The bench recorded the SG\u2019s statement on registration of FIR and said, \u201cThe commissioner of Delhi Police will make an independent assessment of the threat perception to the complainant wrestlers, including the minor girl, and provide them with requisite security.\u201d It ordered listing of the petition on Friday for a report on the security given to wrestlers.<\/p>\n 01:44<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Will continue protest till Brij Bhushan is punished: Wrestler Sangeeta Phogat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Objecting to keeping the petition pending, the SG said there could not be two courts, one jurisdictional court and the SC monitoring the investigation. The CJI-led bench said, \u201cWe are not passing any order relating to the constitution of STF. Let us see on Friday how the investigation proceeds.\u201d 01:58<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik get emotional<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sibal said the alleged sexual harassment was happening since 2016 and a complaint was made orally. In January, the wrestlers complained in writing, a committee was set up, but no one knew what the report said, and the sports<\/a> ministry and the Indian Olympic Association did nothing. He added that under the law, an FIR should have been lodged which would not have forced the wrestlers to approach the SC.
The wrestlers\u2019 counsel Kapil Sibal shared a sealed cover with the court claiming that a minor athlete, who had also filed a sexual harassment complaint against the WFI president, was forced to go underground because of threats.<\/p>\n![\"Wrestlers'](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\"\/ "\\"Wrestlers'")
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\u201cSafety and security of these wrestlers is the priority. Second, investigations by local police will not suffice as the accused faces 40 more FIRs including one in a murder case. That is worrying. The investigations can be entrusted to a special task force monitored by the court,\u201d Sibal said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The SG said he was not objecting to the SC keeping the petition pending but expressed apprehension that \u201cthere is something else that is brewing\u201d. \u201cThey have prayed for registration of FIR, which we are doing. But there is also a process for registration of FIRs. Just because some people are in Delhi, they can come to the SC directly without following the procedure prescribed in Criminal Procedure Code. What about the vast multitude of people in other parts of the country who cannot approach the SC?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Slamming the committee for purportedly giving a clean chit to the accused, they demanded that the committee\u2019s report be made public.<\/div>\n