NEW DELHI - Indian police on Thursday (June 15) filed charges against the chief of the country's wrestling federation following complaints of sexual misconduct by female athletes, a police officer told reporters.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has denied all the allegations.

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The chief of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who wrestlers accuse of sexually harassing female players, also a federal lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party, waves towards his supporters during a political rally in Colonelgunj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India on June 11.

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NEW DELHI - Indian police on Thursday (June 15) filed charges against the chief of the country's wrestling federation following complaints of sexual misconduct by female athletes, a police officer told reporters. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has denied all the allegations. ALSO READ: Indian police step up sexual harassment probe of wrestling chief


India police file charges against wrestling chief in sexual harassment case