Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court took cognisance of the Delhi Police’s charge-sheet against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday, in a case filed by six adult women wrestlers where the charges included outraging modesty and criminal intimidation. On the same day, the Delhi High Court allowed a minor wrestler to withdraw her plea of sexual harassment against Mr. Singh.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal issued a summons to Mr. Singh and his co-accused, Vinod Tomar, to appear before the Rouse Avenue court on July 18, set as the next date of hearing in the sexual harassment case as both the accused reside in Delhi.
On June 15, the Delhi police had filed a 1,000-page charge sheet against Mr. Singh and Mr. Tomar, which includes the testimonies of witnesses, victims and other concerned persons. The detailed summons order stated that, after hearing the submissions and carefully considering the police report along with its annexed documents, including the statements of the victims, the court took cognisance of the offences committed under Sections 354 (outraging modesty), 354A (sexually coloured remarks) and 354D (stalking), 506 (para 1) (criminal intimidation) and 109 (abetment to offense) of the Indian Penal Code.
