Hyderabad, May 30 -- It was a heart-wrenching scene at the banks of the river Ganga as wrestlers, decorated with Olympic glory, discarded their medals in Haridwar on Wednesday evening.

Protesting wrestlers and Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik along with Bajrang Punia, and Sangeeta Phogat walked with a box filled with medals they had won thus far for the country on various international stages and immersed them in the Ganga.

Soon after, the wrestlers broke down.

On Tuesday, Sakshi Malik on her official Twitter ID released a statement in Hindi informing that they plan to discard their medals and fast unto death if their demands action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment ...