"A Small Step Towards Victory": Wrestler Sakshee Malikkh As Court Charges Brij Bhushan
NDTV
The court ordered the framing of charges under relevant sections for sexual harassment, using force to outrage women's modesty and criminal intimidation against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the outgoing MP from Uttar Pradesh.
Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshee Malikkh has described as "a small step towards victory" the order by a Delhi court on Friday to frame charges related to sexual harassment and intimidation against the former President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case filed by female wrestlers.
The court ordered the framing of charges under relevant sections for sexual harassment, using force to outrage women's modesty and criminal intimidation against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the outgoing MP from Uttar Pradesh.
Many female wrestlers led by Olympians Sakshee Malikkh and Vinesh Phogat had conducted protests for months against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
