Case of sexual harassment of wrestlers: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the FIR and charges levelled against him in the alleged sexual harassment case filed by six female wrestlers.
The petition is scheduled to be heard on Thursday before Justice Neena Bansal Krishna in the Delhi High Court. The judge is challenging the lower court’s order relating to the FIR, chargesheet and framing of charges.
Delhi court orders chargesheet against Singh
On May 10, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi ordered charges to be filed against Brij Bhushan in a case filed by six female wrestlers under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment) and section 506 (criminal intimidation). The court said there is “sufficient evidence” against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh in the alleged sexual harassment case of female wrestlers.
Singh claimed that the investigation was biased, arguing that only the version of the victims, who he claimed were motivated by revenge, was taken into account. He claimed that the indictment was filed before the trial court without addressing the falsity of the allegations. The former WFI chief maintained that he had been falsely implicated and had not committed any crime as alleged by the prosecution.
A 1,599-page indictment was filed.
Delhi Police filed a case against Singh after the intervention of the Supreme Court in May 2023. The charge was filed under Sections 354, 354 (A), 354 (D) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused Vinod Tomar allegedly aided/facilitated the commission of the offence. Accordingly, he is referred for trial under Sections 354, 354 (A), 109 and 506 of the IPC. The 1599-page chargesheet in the case has statements of 44 witnesses recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC. The Delhi Police in the chargesheet also submitted several photographs, including the photograph taken during the occurrence.
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