Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Delhi Court To Resume Hearing Against Ex-WFI Chief on September 23
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot, who was scheduled to record the statement of one of the complainants on Thursday, adjourned the matter after being informed that the wrestler could not appear before the court today.
New Delhi, September 12: A Delhi court is likely to resume hearing in sexual harassment case by female wrestlers against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on September 23.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot, who was scheduled to record the statement of one of the complainants on Thursday, adjourned the matter after being informed that the wrestler could not appear before the court today. Women Wrestlers Sexual Harassment Case: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court Adjourns the Statement Recording of Victim Until September 13 on Medical Grounds.
The court on May 10 ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against the BJP MP and former WFI chief in a case lodged by six female wrestlers, observing there was "sufficient evidence" against him. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Vinesh Phogat Joining Congress: Former WFI Chief Claims Congress Behind Wrestlers’ Protests, Says ‘They Used and Defamed Daughters’ (Watch Video).
It had directed framing of charges against Singh, a six-time Lok Sabha MP, under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment) and 506 (criminal intimidation). The judge later on May 21 framed the charges after Singh pleaded not-guilty.
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