Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday granted interim bail for two days to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MPs Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of wrestlers. Judge Harjeet Singh Jaspal has directed the accused to furnish a bail bond of Rs 25,000. Delhi court to hear arguments on Thursday on regular bail plea of outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Was summoned after taking cognizance of the charge sheet of The charge sheet was a compilation of testimony of six wrestlers, statements of witnesses and technical evidence such as photographs, videos and call detail records. The police cited photo and video evidence to corroborate the complaints.
A cancellation report has also been filed under the POCSO Act.
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Singh was booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 The charge sheet was filed under (criminal intimidation). Offenses under IPC sections 109 (abetment of an offence, if act abetted is done in consequence, and where there is no express provision for its punishment), 354, 354A and 506 (criminal intimidation) on his assistant Tomar was accused of. The minor and her father, who were the complainants, later withdrew their allegations against Singh in a fresh statement before a magistrate, following which the Delhi Police filed a cancellation report under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. was also filed.
1,082-page charge sheet filed in court on June 15
The Delhi Police on June 15 filed a 1,082-page charge sheet against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP before a vacation judge, charging him with sexual harassment, stalking and assault forcing the woman to humiliate herself. The allegation was made. A minor is also included in the victim female wrestler. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Mahima Rai Singh handed over the case to ACMM Harjeet Singh Jaspal. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Mahima Rai Singh handed over the case to ACMM Harjeet Singh Jaspal. The matter was listed for further hearing before the court on June 27. The sexual harassment case filed by Delhi Police against former chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was transferred to Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) MP/MLA court for further hearing.
Delhi Police registered two cases on April 28
Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Atul Srivastava had told the court in the last hearing that the concerned case was being heard by ACMM Jaspal and this case should also be sent to the same court. Thus, on June 15, the court listed the matter before the CMM for further hearing. The Delhi Police had registered two cases against Singh on April 28 following the intervention of the Supreme Court. One was based on a complaint made by six female wrestlers and the other by a minor female wrestler. However, the minor woman later changed her statement. The Delhi Police later filed a 552-page cancellation report in the Delhi Patiala House Court, which listed the matter for hearing on July 5, in the case filed by the minor woman wrestler. Was. The minor was among the female athletes who leveled sexual harassment allegations against Singh, who headed the WFI for 12 years.
Protest against Brij Bhushan at Jantar Mantar for 38 days
Against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, famous Indian wrestlers, including Olympian medalists, protested at Jantar Mantar for 38 days demanding Singh’s immediate arrest, until the Delhi Police uprooted their tents there on 28 May. They suspended their protest after Union minister Anurag Thakur met Olympic medalist Bajrang on 7 June. Punia and Sakshi Malik and assured them that the chargesheet in the case would be filed by June 15. According to Deputy Police Commissioner Pranab Tayal Singh, the six-time BJP MP has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 354 (outraging modesty). assault or criminal force with intent to commit), 354A (sexual harassment) and 354D (stalking). , DC Tayal had said Singh’s aide, former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, was charged under sections 109 (abetment), 354, 354A and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.