Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has expressed her disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence regarding the sexual abuse allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Several Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting for months, demanding Singh’s arrest. Singh is also a member of parliament from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Phogat, a 28-year-old two-time Olympian, is among seven female athletes who have filed a police case against Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment. She criticised the slow pace of the police inquiry into the accusations in a recent interview with Reuters. Singh has denied the allegations, which include making sexual advances, groping, and threatening female athletes if they refused to meet him alone.
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