Indian Wrestlers Detained During Protest March Towards New Parliament
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Top Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, were detained by police as they intensified their protest demanding the arrest of their federation chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, over sexual harassment allegations. The wrestlers resumed their protest on April 23 demanding Singh's arrest and have since been camping near the new parliament building which Modi inaugurated on Sunday. Singh has denied allegations of sexually harassing several female athletes.
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