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Vinesh Phogat breaks silence, says she is victim in Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: ‘Don’t feel safe at Gonda tourney’

The Indian Express·Mihir Vasavda, Nihal Koshie·30 days ago
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Vinesh Phogat claimed on Sunday that she was among the victims of sexual harassment by former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and is one of six wrestlers who have filed complaints against him. The wrestler, who is set to return to the mat after nearly 20 months, said she was ‘forced’ to make this admission in the middle of a court case because the WFI decided to conduct a crucial ranking tournament in Brij Bhushan’s backyard, Gonda. Vinesh said there will be a ‘lot of mental pressure’ to compete there, and accused the government of being mere ‘spectators’. She went on to warn that if anything happened to her during the competition, they (the government) would be held responsible. Speaking in a video she posted on her social media platforms, Vinesh said: “No one is coming forward to help the players. It’s like they (the government) have given a free hand to Brij Bhushan; that you do whatever you want, whether you do something with women wrestlers, whether you do anything with the wrestling world.…

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