People walk past a street monitor showing Sumo grand champion Harumafuji (L) and junior wrestler Takanoiwa in Tokyo, Japan, November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Police on Monday referred former sumo grand champion Harumafuji to prosecutors on suspicion of bodily injury to a junior wrestler, Japanese media reported, the latest development in an incident that has tainted the image of the national sport.
Police in Tottori prefecture, southwest Japan, where the incident occurred in late October, recommended that Mongolian-born Harumafuji, 33, be charged, NHK public TV and Kyodo news agency reported. Tottori police could not immediately comment on the reports.
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