Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the outgoing president of the Wrestling Federation of India and a BJP member, was accused of sexual harassment by numerous female wrestlers. yesterday the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi granted interim bail for two days. The following bail hearing will take place in the same court on July 20 at 12:30.
When the Delhi Police were questioned by the court on Mr. Singh’s bail, they responded that the accused was not meeting any witnesses. Vinod Tomar, the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) suspended assistant secretary, was also given bail. Brij Bhushan Singh was required to submit a 25,000 personal bond. two accused appeared in court on summons and requested bail in the case.
Women wrestlers have questioned the objective of the oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, alleging that it was biassed against him. The six-person government-appointed group, which was chaired by the illustrious Indian boxer MC Mary Kom, had turned in its findings, but it was kept from the public. Despite the charge sheet that the Delhi Police has filed against him, Brij Bhushan Singh has refused to resign.
According to sources, the Delhi Police has charged the Federation chief in a 1000-page document following a thorough investigation that involved questioning more than 100 people. In support of the seven wrestlers who accused him of sexual harassment, 15 of those questioned gave testimony. They included the friends and relatives of the wrestlers. Police sources have stated that there is sufficient evidence to attempt to punish the accused.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a six-term member of parliament, was charged by the Delhi Police on June 15 with sexual harassment, harassment, and intimidation in violation of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Charges against Singh were brought under Sections 109, 354, 354, 354A, and 506.
The judge said that Singh’s attorney may file an application with the high court or trial court after hearing allegations of a media trail. The court will issue a suitable ruling about the application. Seven female wrestlers accused Singh of harassing them, and one of them filed a FIR against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Due to a lack of evidence, the Delhi police have asked that the POCSO case be dropped.
Both FIRs included several alleged instances of sexual harassment, including unwanted touching, groping, stalking, and intimidation by Mr. Singh over a period of a decade at different times and places. Both FIRs included several alleged instances of sexual harassment, including unwanted touching, groping, stalking, and intimidation by Mr. Singh over a period of a decade at different times and places.
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