Delhi court docket to move order on framing cost towards Brij Bhushan Singh on Might 10
Ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan. File
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A Delhi court docket is more likely to pronounce its order on whether or not to border costs towards former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case lodged by six feminine wrestlers towards him on Might 10.
Extra Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot, who was scheduled to move an order on Might 7, adjourned the matter, saying sure corrections have been required within the order.
The choose had earlier dismissed an utility filed by Mr. Singh, looking for time for making additional submissions on the fees and for additional investigation.
Mr. Singh had claimed that he was not in India on the date of one of many incidents, the place a complainant alleged that she was harassed on the WFI workplace.
His counsel had claimed that the Delhi Police had relied upon the decision element data (CDR) of the coach who had accompanied the complainant and said that that they had gone to the WFI on September 7, 2022, the place she was allegedly molested. Nevertheless, the CDR has not been positioned on file by the police, the counsel had claimed.
The town police had filed a chargesheet within the case towards Mr. Singh, a six-time MP, on June 15 beneath Sections 354 [assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty], 354A [sexual harassment], 354D [stalking] and 506 [criminal intimidation] of the IPC.
The police had additionally charged Vinod Tomar, the suspended assistant secretary of the WFI, within the case.
