Wrestlers' protest: Delhi police file rioting case after detention
BBC By Cherylann Mollan
BBC News, Mumbai
Police in India's capital Delhi have filed cases including of rioting against the country's top wrestlers after they were detained during a protest.
The wrestlers, including two Olympic medallists, were detained on Sunday as they tried to march to India's new parliament as it was inaugurated.
They were released later in the night.
Police also cleared out their protest site in Delhi, but the wrestlers said they would return there.
The wrestlers began protesting on 23 April, demanding the arrest of their federation chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, for allegedly sexually harassing female athletes. Mr Singh, an influential lawmaker and politician from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - has denied the allegations and accused the wrestlers of being "politically motivated".
On Sunday, a scuffle broke out between the wrestlers and the police while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was formally opening the new parliament building.
The protesters planned to demonstrate outside the building, which is just a few kilometres away from Jantar Mantar, where they had been sitting for more than a month.
