Wrestlers Protest LIVE: The Wrestlers’ Protest took a fresh turn late on Wednesday after Bajrang Punia and Co clashed with the police at Jantar Mantar. In a violent ruckus, the wrestlers claim drunk Delhi Police assaulted them with one of the protestors being seriously injured in the ensuing chaos. Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat were also verbally abused during the altercation late at night. Follow Wrestlers Protest LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
VIDEO | Scuffle continues between protesting wrestlers and cops at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/NQ6gdFXrg5
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 3, 2023
The incident happened after 10:30 PM IST, with the wrestlers and the police involved in a scuffle at Jantar Mantar. It happened as players were laying beds to spend another night on the street in their fight for justice. A wrestler at the protest was seen bleeding from his forehead in the ensuing chaos. Female wrestlers were also verbally abused by the police, with wrestlers claiming they were drunk on duty.
पुलिस ने हमारे लठ मारे – महिला पहलवान
— Vikas Yogi (@vikaskyogi) May 3, 2023
आप हमें लिखित में दीजिये कि यहाँ से खाली करना है – महिला पहलवान
मैं बोल रहा हूं न खाली करो – DCP
क्या गुंडागर्दी मचा रखी है दिल्ली पुलिस ने. pic.twitter.com/9iehBas3XN
AAP MLA from Malviya Nagar Somnath Bharti claimed that he was detained by officials for providing protesting women wrestlers with foldable cots and merely fulfilling their demands. The scuffle comes hours after IOA chief PT Usha met the wrestlers and assured the wrestlers her support in their fight for justice.
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