Wrestlers Protests:
The Delhi Police on Thursday (June 15) filed a charge sheet on allegations of sexual harassment against the outgoing President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Police filed a charge sheet against Singh in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court under sections 354, 354A and 354D of IPC on the basis of statements recorded under 164 (statements made before magistrate) of 6 adult female wrestlers.
Vinod Tomar, co-accused of Brijbhushan Singh in the same case, was also charged with IPC section 109 (if a person abets the commission of an offence, if the act of abetment is committed, and where there is no express provision for punishment for the same). Ho), 354, 354A and 506 (criminal intimidation) charge sheet has been filed.
How was the charge sheet prepared?
The charge sheet of about 1 thousand pages is based on the statements of women wrestlers and about 21 to 25 other witnesses. In this, photographs of women wrestlers provided to the SIT and other digital evidences have been made available to the court through pen drives. There will be a hearing on this in the CMM court on June 22.
What happened to Poxo?
A cancellation report was filed in the Patiala House Court regarding the FIR lodged against the minor wrestler under POCSO. According to sources, the reason for this is to withdraw the allegations of sexual exploitation of the minor female wrestler and her father.
According to sources, the minor female wrestler retracted her statement and argued that I was not selected, but I worked very hard for it. I was under stress, that’s why I had registered a case of sexual harassment in anger. Now this matter will be heard in Patiala House Court on July 4.
What is the punishment for Brij Bhushan Singh?
Brij Bhushan Singh can be punished under IPC section 354A (bailable section) for up to 3 years and fined. Apart from this, in 354, punishment from 1 to 5 years and fine can be imposed on Singh. This is a non-bailable section. Also, under 354D (bailable section), Singh can be punished for 3 to 5 years.
What is there in the charge sheet?
, The statement given by the victims under section 164 of CrPC is the main evidence to file the charge sheet against the two accused.
, On the statement of the minor, the police took him to the place of alleged crime. They did not find any secluded place during this time where the crime could have taken place (in her complaint she claimed that the accused called her to the room where she was allegedly assaulted).
, The digital evidence given by the victims establishes the presence of the accused at the alleged scene of crime.
, The victims have given five (approximately) photographs in support of their allegations.
, About seven of the two dozen witnesses have supported the victims’ claims. The rest have spoken in favor of the accused. They will be subject to cross examination during the trial.
, Police will file a supplementary chargesheet after getting digital evidence from wrestling federations of other countries
, The police has asked for the CDR of the last ten years of the accused and the victim. This is a huge document.
Why Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was not arrested
According to a judgment of Supreme Court Justice Arnesh Kumar, arrest in sections with punishment of less than 7 years depends on the discretion of the investigator himself. If the accused cooperates in the investigation, arrest is not necessary.
According to the police, whenever Brij Bhushan Singh was contacted regarding the questions related to the investigation, he cooperated fully. For this reason there was no specific reason for his arrest.
