Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Leaves Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award On Kartavya Path

The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist had announced her decision to return the awards in an open letter to the Prime Minister on Tuesday.

Four days after announcing that she would return her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award, wrestler Vinesh Phogat left the accolades on a pavement on Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Saturday. She did this after the Delhi Police stopped her from going to the Prime Minister's office.  यह दिन किसी खिलाड़ी के जीवन में न आए। देश की महिला पहलवान सबसे बुरे दौर से गुज़र रही हैं। #vineshphogatpic.twitter.com/bT3pQngUuI

The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist had announced her decision to return the awards in an open letter to the Prime Minister on Tuesday. This had come days after Sakshee Malikkh said she was retiring from wrestling and Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri. 

The three wrestlers were at the forefront of the protests against then Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The BJP MP had been accused of sexual harassment by several women wrestlers.