(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Yones Emamichoghaei (2nd L) of Iran, silver medalist Deepak Punia (1st L) of India, bronze medalists Javrail Shapiev (1st R) of Uzbekistan and Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov of Turkmenistan pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of Men's Freestyle 86kg of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Deepak Punia (R) of India competes with Hassan Yazdanicharati of Iran during the gold medal match of Men's Freestyle 86Kg of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Deepak Punia (R) of India competes with Hassan Yazdanicharati of Iran during the gold medal match of Men's Freestyle 86Kg of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Deepak Punia (L) of India competes with Hassan Yazdanicharati of Iran during the gold medal match of Men's Freestyle 86Kg of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Feng Bin (C) of China, silver medalist Jiang Zhichao (L) of China and bronze medalist Seema Punia of India attend the victory ceremony for the Women's Discus Throw of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Feng Bin (C) of China, silver medalist Jiang Zhichao (L) of China and bronze medalist Seema Punia of India attend the victory ceremony for the Women's Discus Throw of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

India's top court terms women wrestlers' sexual allegations serious, issues notices

STORY: India's top court terms women wrestlers' sexual allegations serious, issues notices DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the protest STORYLINE: India's Supreme Court Tuesday described allegations of sexual harassment leveled by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh as "serious" and issued notices to police to explain why they had not registered a first information report (FIR) in the case. "There are serious allegations made in the petition by wrestlers who have represented India in international games about sexual harassment meted out to them. The matter requires consideration by this court," the top court said. Seven female wrestlers had approached the apex court alleging police had not registered a FIR on their sexual harassment charge against the WFI president. India's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia