The national body was suspended by the Sports Ministry on December 24, just three days after it held its election for violating its own constitution after it announced to host the 2023 age group nationals in Gonda, UP in last week of December. The Sports Ministry had said that the Nationals organised by WFI will not recognised.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has held a meeting to discuss its suspension, imposed by the Union Sports Ministry. The suspended faction, led by Sanjay Singh, has refuted claims that Secretary Prem Chand Lochab was unaware of the meeting. Singh stated that the WFI secretary was informed about the meeting on time and requested Lochab to provide appropriate contact details.
An unidentified person issued a death threat to the president of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Sanjay Singh, and his predecessor and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The police have registered a case after receiving a complaint from Sanjay Singh. The complaint states that a person called from an unidentified number and threatened to kill them.
India News: A Delhi court is likely to decide on March 2 whether to accept a police report seeking cancellation of a complaint filed by a minor wrestler against B