{"id":157273,"date":"2023-05-29T17:21:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=157273"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:51:41","slug":"wrestlers-detained-in-delhi-ai-image-of-smiling-vinesh-sangeeta-phogat-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wrestlers-detained-in-delhi-ai-image-of-smiling-vinesh-sangeeta-phogat-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestlers detained in Delhi: AI image of ‘smiling’ Vinesh & Sangeeta Phogat viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of India’s top wrestlers, led by Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik, were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday, May 28, after they had been stopped from marching towards the new Parliament building from their site of protest at Jantar Mantar. The Wrestlers, who have been demanding the arrest of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh<\/a> over allegations of sexual harassment by at least seven women wrestlers (including a minor), wanted to hold a women’s Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament building.<\/p>\n

The following is an image of Delhi Police detaining wrestler Sakshi Malik near Jantar Mantar during their protest march (used in a Hindustan Times report<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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According to ThePrint<\/a>, eight to nine buses filled with protesters were taken to different police stations. The police then removed all the tents, hoardings, and the Tricolour that the wrestlers had put up. The protest site at Jantar Mantar was emptied by the police who also took down all the arrangements the wrestlers had made for themselves.<\/p>\n

After the wrestlers were taken into custody, a selfie of Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat and others apparently clicked in a police vehicle started circulating on social media, with the claim that the wrestlers were seen smiling even after being detained by the police.<\/p>\n

Abhijit Majumder, who describes himself as a journalist in his Twitter bio, shared the viral image and wrote, “Mission Toolkit accomplished. #WrestlersProtest”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Mission Toolkit accomplished. #WrestlersProtest<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Nw7P2olHeT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit also tweeted the viral image of the smiling wrestlers and said that after the drama on the streets, this was their real face. He later deleted the tweet.<\/p>\n

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Pro-BJP propaganda website Kreately Media also tweeted the viral image alongside an image of the wrestlers pinned to the ground by police. They later deleted the tweet.<\/p>\n

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State general secretary for Bengal BJP Amitava Chakravorty shared the image alongside images of the protest and wrote ‘Drama is over. Now all going home smiling. They only came for the photo to ruin today’s inaugurations.’ (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Drama is over. Now all going home smiling. They only came for the photo to ruin today’s inaugarations pic.twitter.com\/otBS2PxyTW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amitava Chakravorty (@Amitava_BJP) May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verified account @wokeflix_ tweeted the same image in a meme and wrote ‘Toolkit Activated. Mission Accomplished’. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Toolkit Activated.
\nMission Accomplished. #Wokeflix<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/Jmx2mRda03<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WC9W3LyU3E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wokeflix (@wokeflix_) May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verified account @randomsena tweeted the same image alongside an image of Sangeeta Phogat and Vinesh Phogat pinned to the floor during the protest, and wrote “Propaganda Vs Reality” (Archive<\/a>). Another verified account, @RealAtulsay, tweeted the same image and wrote “Selfie\ud83e\udd33 of the day. Fake #WrestlerProtest”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n