Babita Phogat added to Oversight Committee panel to probe allegations against WFI president

Former wrestler Babita Phogat joined the oversight committee formed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to investigate allegations against.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Oversight Committee is also doing an inquiry into the allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and/intimidation, financial irregularities, and administrative lapses of the WFI, as leveled by prominent sportspersons.

Babita Phogat now becomes the 6th member of the Oversight Committee, headed by Khel Ratna Awardee MC Mary Kom, Chairperson, Athletes Commission, Khel Ratna Awardee Yogeshwar Dutt, executive council member, IOA , Dhyanchand awardee Trupti Murgunde, member Mission Olympic Cell, Radhica Sreeman, Ex-Executive Director, TEAMS, Sports Authority of India, and Crd (Retd) Rajesh Rajagopalan, Ex-CEO, Target Olympic Podium Scheme.

“With an effort to safeguard the interest of athletes, following complaints by wrestlers of sexual harassment by the President, other officials and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India, and to promote good governance in WFI following allegations of financial mismanagement and arbitrariness by athletes, the Ministry of Sports has formed an Oversight Committee to enquire into the allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment and/intimidation, financial irregularities and administrative lapses, levelled by prominent sportspersons,” a SAI statement read.

“The Oversight Committee will also undertake the day-to-day administration of WFI, during the course of the inquiry. The oversight committee will complete the enquiry within 4 weeks. Further, the Ministry has instructed the executive committee of WFI to abstain from managing the day-to-day activities of the federation, with immediate effect, until further communication,” the statement added.