Indian wrestlers call off protest after wrestling body chief accused of sexual harassment steps aside

Three-day sit-in protest ends after government promises investigation

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh accused in sexual harrasment allegations by wrestelers (AFP/Getty)

Leading Indian wrestlers have called off their sit-in protest after the country’s wrestling body chief agreed to step down over allegations of sexual harassment.

At least 200 athletes, including India’s most decorated wrestling stars and Olympians, began a silent sit-in protest near parliament in the national capital after Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh was accused of sexually exploiting at least 10 women.

Mr Singh, who is also a lawmaker for India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), denied the allegations against him and said that he will “kill himself” if they are found to be true.