Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, together with co-accused and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, stood earlier than Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot, the place they pleaded not guilty and opted for a trial.
Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, confronted a big improvement in courtroom on Tuesday as fees of sexual harassment, intimidation, and outraging the modesty of ladies had been formally framed towards him. This follows a prison case lodged by feminine wrestlers. Singh, together with co-accused and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, stood earlier than Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot, the place Singh pleaded not guilty and opted for a trial.
The fees stem from allegations made by 5 complainants, resulting in the framing of fees beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 354 and 354A towards Singh. Additionally, Singh faces fees of prison intimidation beneath Section 506-part 1 primarily based on the claims of two complainants. However, one complainant’s allegations did not consequence in fees towards him. Similarly, fees beneath Section 506-part 1 had been framed towards Tomar primarily based on the accusations of 1 complainant.
Singh, at the moment serving because the BJP MP from Kaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh, confronted repercussions inside his get together following the allegations, as he was denied a ticket for the Lok Sabha elections. Instead, the get together nominated his son, Karan Bhushan Singh, for the seat.
The courtroom’s choice to border fees towards Singh comes after adequate materials was discovered to help the allegations, as reported by information
