The 38-day protest and no-arrest facts are real and widely reported. None of the sources link it to proven political shielding or broader democratic failure.
Why we say that›
Brij Bhushan faced no arrest after 38-day Jantar Mantar wrestler protests but was acquitted this year.
The on-screen text and protest facts check out from 2023 reports. The through-line fails because the same sources show police inaction led to Supreme Court orders, and courts later cleared him of the charges. The reel presents the old protests as proof of bias and failed democracy without mentioning the acquittal.
Brij Bhushan Singh was acquitted by a Delhi court in 2025-26 on the sexual harassment charges after the protests and investigation.
Reported 15 Aug 2026
Claims
2 true
- True
Brij Bhushan Singh was not arrested despite 38 days of protests at Jantar Mantar last year.
What's actually true
Multiple reports confirm the wrestlers protested at Jantar Mantar for 38 days in 2023 and police did not arrest him despite complaints.
- True
The wrestler protests lasted 38 days at Jantar Mantar last year.
What's actually true
Delhi Police and news reports confirm the protest duration and location in 2023.
The full story, from the sources›
Offences under the POCSO act are cognizable, non-bailable and require immediate arrests without a court warrant but the police did not arrest Bhushan which had led to accusations of unequal application of law by many. - en.wikipedia.org (2023-04-24) All facilities had been provided to the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar for 38 days, but yesterday they violated the law despite all requests made to them," said Suman Nalwa, deputy commissioner of Delhi Police. (context: Brij Bhushan "has not been arrested yet). - BBC (2023-05-29) Singh, who denies all allegations of sexual harassment, has not been arrested. - CNN (2023-06-15) The Delhi Police did not file an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh until the Supreme Courts intervention; and it did not follow up the FIR with an arrest. - Frontline (2023-06-29) The former head of Indias wrestling federation has been cleared in a sexual harassment case... The protests made headlines globally, especially after the police detained them as they tried to march... - BBC (2025-05-27)
From reporting
How it's framed (2)›
Sources (6)›
All facilities had been provided to the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar for 38 days, but yesterday they violated the law despite all requests made to them," said Suman Nalwa, deputy commissioner of Delhi Police. (context: Brij Bhushan "has not been arrested yet)
Singh, who denies all allegations of sexual harassment, has not been arrested.
Offences under the POCSO act are cognizable, non-bailable and require immediate arrests without a court warrant but the police did not arrest Bhushan which had led to accusations of unequal application of law by many.
The Delhi Police did not file an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh until the Supreme Courts intervention; and it did not follow up the FIR with an arrest.
The former head of Indias wrestling federation has been cleared in a sexual harassment case... The protests made headlines globally, especially after the police detained them as they tried to march...
A Delhi Court on Monday acquitted BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh in a case alleging that he sexually harassed women wrestlers... He however was discharged in the allegations... Singh is out on bail in the case
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