India’s top wrestlers call for arrest of president of national wrestling federation

Ongoing protests against the Wrestling Federation of India’s president, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh came to a boiling point this past week when authorities violently arrested protesters in Delhi. The protesters include the country’s top wrestlers, who allege that Singh sexually harassed multiple women. Singh denies the accusations. The World’s Bianca reports. 

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