On Wednesday, Vinesh Phogat made a shocking accusation that Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has been engaging in se*ual exploitation of female wrestlers for an extended period of time. These claims were strongly denied by the sports administrator and BJP MP. Vinesh also stated that she had received death threats from officials close to the WFI President. A group of 30 wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympic Bronze medallist Bajrang Punia, Rio Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, world championship medallist Sarita Mor, Sangeeta Phogat, Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik, Satyawart Malik, Jitender Kinha, Amit Dhankar and CWG medallist Sumit Malik, gathered at a prominent protest location to call for the removal of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh from his position.
