New Delhi: A city court on Monday (November 4) allowed a plea filed by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment charges levelled by women wrestlers, seeking to renew his passport for a year.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya allowed Singh’s plea while summoning one of complainants in the case to record her statement on November 14.
Court earlier recoded statement of a witness in the sexual harassment case
The court had earlier on October 14 recorded the statement of a witness in the alleged sexual harassment case registered by women wrestlers against Singh. It had on May 21 framed charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against the former WFI chief and the charge of criminal intimidation against co-accused former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the case.
Court on May 10 ordered framing of sexual harassment, other charges against Singh
The court had earlier on May 10 ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against Singh, observing that there was “sufficient evidence” against him. It had directed framing of charges against Singh under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Singh has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexual harassment charges framed against him
Singh has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexual harassment charges framed against him in the case with respect to five women wrestlers and has claimed trial. Singh was earlier discharged in complaint filed by one of the six women wrestlers who had lodged complaint against him for sexual harassment.
Singh has moved Delhi High Court for quashing of FIR and framing of charges against him
Singh has moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) and framing of charges against him in the alleged sexual harassment case registered on the complaint of six women wrestlers. He earlier told the High Court during a hearing into the matter that sexual harassment allegations, levelled by women wrestlers, against him were motivated and the common agenda behind the complaint against him was to remove him from the post of the chief of the WFI.
