The court discovered enough materials to proceed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh underneath sections 354 and 354 A (IPC).
The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday ordered the ‘framing of charges’ on sexual harassment allegations levelled by a number of girls wrestlers against former WFI Chief and BJP chief Brij Bhushan Singh and one different accused.
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot whereas passing the order stated there’s enough materials against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to proceed with the sexual harassment of 5 girls wrestlers and with the offence of outraging the modesty of ladies.
The court discovered enough materials to proceed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh underneath sections 354 and 354 A (IPC). Charges have additionally been framed against him underneath part 506 (half 1) on the allegations of two girls.
However, the court discharged Brij Bhushan from the allegations made by the sixth wrestler, stated the court.
The court additionally framed charges against the second accused Vinod Tomar underneath part 506 (half 1) of the IPC on the allegation of 1 lady and discharged him with the remainder allegations made against him. The court has now listed the matter for official framing of charges on May 21.
Recently the identical court had dismissed an software moved by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, looking for additional investigation and putting of a Call Detail Record of a coach. Brij Bhushan had sought a path to put on report the CDR of coach Vijender regarding an alleged incident on the WFI workplace in New Delhi.
Singh claimed that he was not in Delhi on the stated date. He was in Serbia on September 7, 2022. The Delhi Police chargesheet filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar said that each the accused are chargesheeted for trial ‘with out arrest’ as they’ve complied with the instructions u/s 41A CrPC by becoming a member of the investigation.
The chargesheet additional said that primarily based on the investigation to date, Brij Bhushan Singh was “liable to be prosecuted and punished for offences” of sexual harassment, molestation and stalking.
A 1599-page chargesheet within the case, having statements of 44 witnesses and 6 statements was recorded underneath CrPC 164.Delhi Police within the chargesheet additionally submitted a number of footage together with the image clicked throughout the occasions.
Delhi Police chargesheet said that primarily based on the “investigation so far,” of the complaints by six prime wrestlers, Singh was “liable to be prosecuted and punished for offences” of sexual harassment, molestation and stalking.
The chargesheet said that witnesses within the matter have talked about that additionally they noticed the bodily incorrect gesture of the then WFI president.
Delhi police had filed a chargesheet against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar on June 15, final 12 months. This case was lodged on a criticism lodged by girls wrestlers.
In the wrestlers’ matter, two FIRs had been registered against Brij Bhushan Singh primarily based on the wrestlers’ complaints. One was registered underneath the POCSO Act and a cancellation report has been filed within the case of a minor wrestler.
The second FIR was filed on the criticism of a number of wrestlers. In each issues, Delhi Police officers had stated that within the FIR registered by the wrestlers, after completion of investigation, we’re submitting a chargesheet for the offences underneath sections 354, 354A, 354D IPC against accused Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and for offences underneath sections109/ 354/354A/506 IPC against accused Vinod Tomar earlier than the Rouse Avenue Court, stated Suman Nalwa, PRO, Delhi Police.
(This story has not been edited by DNA employees and is printed from ANI)
