Women wrestlers sexual harassment case: Court in Delhi issues summons to witness

New Delhi: In the women wrestlers sexual harassment case, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has issued summons to witness no 1/victim for recording of evidence (Examination) on November 14 at 2.15 PM. She is also one of the complainants in the matter.

Further it is worth mentioning that, the witness/victim who was summoned earlier, did not turn up for the evidence as she is out of India for a wrestling championship.

Delhi police on October 19 dropped one witness, coach Jagbeer Singh, from the women wrestlers sexual harassment case. Earlier he was cited as a prosecution witness. Now the court has listed the matter for recording the evidence of another victim wrestler.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Priyanka Rajpoot recorded the statement of Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Atul Srivastava that the prosecution wants to drop Jagbeer Singh as a prosecution witness. The SPP submitted that he is the witness of the same effect to other prosecution witnesses who have already deposed before the court in relation to the alleged incident that took place in Lucknow.

The matter was listed on November 4. Meanwhile, accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has moved an application seeking NOC for making his passport. On the last date of the hearing examination of referee Narender was concluded. Former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar are accused and facing trial in this case.