The Delhi Police at this time filed a 1,000-page chargesheet in opposition to wrestling physique chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment fees levelled in opposition to him by feminine wrestlers.
The cops additionally filed a 500-page cancellation report within the ‘minor’s’ case in opposition to Mr Singh. The police have really useful cancellation of the sexual harassment case in opposition to him filed by a minor and instructed the court docket that no corroborative proof has been discovered within the investigation.
The chargesheet consists of offences similar to assault or legal pressure to a girl with intent to outrage her modesty, sexual harassment and stalking.
“Within the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we’ve submitted a police report underneath part 173 Cr PC requesting for a cancellation of the case based mostly upon statements of the complainant i.e., the daddy of the sufferer and the sufferer herself,” the Delhi Police stated in a press release.
“Within the FIR registered by the wrestlers, after completion of the investigation, we’re submitting a chargesheet for the offences underneath sections 354, 354A , 354D IPC in opposition to accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and for offences underneath sections109/ 354/354A/506 IPC in opposition to accused Vinod Tomar earlier than the involved Hon’ble Courtroom,” the assertion continued.
The listening to on the cancellation of the minor’s case has been scheduled for July 4.
Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur met with Olympic medal-winning wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik final week and warranted them that the cost sheet within the case can be filed by June 15. Following this assurance, the wrestlers suspended their protest.
The Delhi Police have requested info from wrestling federations in 5 nations about alleged sexual harassment incidents involving Mr Singh. The investigation staff seeks photographs, movies, and CCTV footage from the tournaments and the locations the place the wrestlers stayed throughout their matches.
As a part of the continued probe into the allegations, the Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) has questioned greater than 180 folks and filed two FIRs in opposition to Mr Singh.
On Friday, the Delhi Police took a girl wrestler to Mr Singh’s workplace, as a part of their investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. The wrestler was accompanied by a staff of girls law enforcement officials. Mr Singh’s official residence homes the workplace of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
The lady wrestler arrived on the WFI workplace at 1:30 pm, accompanied by a staff of girls law enforcement officials. They spent half an hour on the workplace, throughout which era the wrestler was requested to recreate the scene of the alleged harassment and recall the locations the place she felt harassed.
The protesting wrestlers have urged the WFI to type an Inner Complaints Committee (ICC) headed by a girl, a proposal accredited by Mr Thakur. The federal government has additionally agreed to not enable Mr Singh and his associates to contest the upcoming wrestling physique elections.
The WFI will go to polls on July 6.