By An FIR was filed against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under the POCSO Act in April after the minor female grappler levelled sexual harassment allegations against him.
The Delhi Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges levelled against him by female grapplers.
The chargesheet was filed after wrestlers, protesting against the WFI chief since April, had met Union Minister Anurag Thakur, who assured them of taking action against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 15.
The cops filed a report seeking the cancellation of the FIR filed under the POCSO Act against the WFI chief before a Delhi court. The report claimed that no “corroborative evidence” was found in the claims made by the minor grappler against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“In the FIR registered by the wrestlers, after completion of the investigation, we are filing a chargesheet for the offences under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) of the IPC against accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and for offences under sections 109 (punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and when no express provision is made for its punishment)/ 354/354A/506 (punishment of criminal intimidation) IPC against accused Vinod Tomar before the concerned court,” the Delhi Police said.
