Wrestlers’ sexual harassment case: Delhi court grants regular bail to Brij Bhushan
Bail granted to Brij Bhushan: In a major and big breaking, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan gets big relief as Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday granted regular bail to Bhushan in the case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
In another major breakthrough, Federation's assistant secretary Vinod also gets breather in connection with the same case.
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Notably, the court began the hearing of bail plea at 12:30 pm on Thursday.
Earlier, on Tuesday the Court granted a two-day interim bail to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and another accused Vinod Tomar in sexual harassment case.
Earlier, an interim bail was granted to them until the next date of hearing. The court granted the two accused interim bail on a bail bond of Rs 25,000 each.
Delhi police had filed a chargesheet against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar on June 15. This case was registered on a complaint lodged by women wrestlers.
The chargesheet was been filed under sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC according to Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava.
Two FIRs were registered against Brij Bhushan Singh on the basis of the wrestlers' complaints.
One FIR was registered under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and a cancellation report has been filed for a minor wrestler. The second FIR was filed on the complaint of several wrestlers.
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Delhi Police on June 15 filed a report recommending the cancellation of the POCSO case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharana Singh. This comes after the minor, who had accused the WFI chief of sexual harassment changed her statement. There was no collaborative evidence in the case, Delhi Police said.
In the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we have submitted a police report under section 173 Cr PC requesting for a cancellation of the case based upon statements of the complainant i.e., the father of the victim and the victim herself, added Delhi police.
- With inputs from agencies
