A Delhi court Friday summoned BJP MP and outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar after taking cognizance of the chargesheet filed against them for alleged sexual harassment, assault and stalking of six women wrestlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal at the Rouse Avenue court directed Brij Bhushan and Vinod Tomar, the suspended assistant secretary of The Wrestling Federation of India , to appear on July 18. On April 21, seven female wrestlers, including a minor, had filed separate complaints of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against Singh at Connaught Place police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wrestlers had approached the Supreme Court, stating that police were not registering the FIRs. Subsequently, police registered two FIRs on April 28 that have at least two instances of Singh allegedly demanding sexual favours in place of professional assistance. The minor and her father, the complainant, later withdrew their allegations against Singh in a fresh statement before a magistrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Delhi Police have booked the BJP MP under sections 354, 354A, and 354D of the Indian Penal Code, which deal with criminal force for outraging a woman\u2019s modesty, sexual harassment, and stalking respectively. WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar has also been accused of abetting an offence and criminal intimidation under sections 109 and 506, respectively, in addition to accusations of sexual harassment and outraging a woman\u2019s modesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides this case, another FIR was filed against Mr Singh based on allegations made by a minor wrestler which was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. She was among the seven female grapplers who had accused Singh of sexual harassment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct, and even issued a defiant statement refuting all charges. If convicted, he faces up to three years in jail. One of his aides said the lawmaker will continue to cooperate with police and will respect the court’s decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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