Vinesh Phogat

"Resignation is not a big deal but I am not a criminal. If I resign, it will mean that I have accepted their (wrestlers') allegations. My tenure is almost over," WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh told media.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi Police, told a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha that the FIR would be registered on Friday.

Ace javelin thrower Chopra, who scripted history by winning India's first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, said "it hurts" to see the wrestlers taking to the street in search of justice.

Top Indian wrestlers such as Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik among others are holding a protest against the WFI chief, accusing him of sexual harassment and mistreatment of female athletes.

Decorated wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik are the three central characters in the renewed protests against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

In a video message, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, without making a mention of the allegations against him, indicated that he would not accept defeat till he has strength for fight.

Plea seeks direction for registration of FIR against players including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia etc for allegedly abusing the process of law by putting the WFI chief under extortion for making him resign.

Union minister Anurag Thakur who arrived at his Delhi residence late last evening from Chandigarh met with the wrestlers and the meeting stretched into the early hours of today. According to reports it ended on an indecisive note.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been accused of sexually exploiting women wrestlers for years, a charge vehemently rejected by the sports administrator.

Vignesh, a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, is one of India's most decorated women wrestlers, accused her federation chief and several coaches of sexually harassing multiple athletes.