Delhi High Court Rejects Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's Petition in Sexual Harassment Case
Former President Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused in the case of alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers, has received a major setback from the Delhi High Court. Brij Bhushan had filed a petition seeking quashing of the FIR, chargesheet and the order of framing of charges by the lower court against him. However, he has not got any relief from the Delhi High Court at the moment. The Delhi High Court has asked Brij Bhushan's lawyer to submit a short note in the court in the case.
During the hearing on the petition, the Delhi Police questioned the maintainability of Brij Bhushan's petition. The next hearing in the case will be held in the Delhi High Court on September 26. The Delhi High Court asked Brij Bhushan why did you come to the court after the charge was framed in the case. Saying this, his petition was rejected.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's lawyer said that there are six complainants in the case and there is a hidden agenda behind filing the FIR. The lawyer said that all the incidents have happened at different places at different times. This is just a conspiracy. However, the lawyer's arguments did not work in the court and the hearing against him will continue.
In January last year, 30 wrestlers of the country, led by top wrestlers like Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, sat on a dharna against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the then-president of the Indian Wrestling Association. The wrestlers accused Brij Bhushan of running the wrestling association arbitrarily and sexually exploiting female wrestlers and female coaches. However, the wrestlers agreed to the investigation and Brij Bhushan was asked to stay away from the work of the association. The Olympic Association committee investigated, but its report was not made public. In such a situation, the wrestlers sat on a dharna again in June. During this, the dharna lasted long and many times the wrestlers also clashed with the police. In the end, the wrestlers also returned their medals. The dharna ended after a case was registered against Brij Bhushan. The hearing in this case is still going on. Brij Bhushan's tenure ended last year itself. In such a situation, he has left the Wrestling Association.