Delhi Police completes arguments on charges against former WFI chief

New Delhi: Delhi Police completed its arguments on framing of charges against former Federation of Lucha Libre de la India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in an alleged sexual harassment case. Against the fighters.

The case is at the charge preparation stage before the Rouse Avenue tribunal.

Delhi Police argued that the alleged sexual incidents that took place abroad and within the country, including New Delhi, were part of the same transaction. Therefore, the Tribunal has the competence to hear this case.

After hearing the arguments of Delhi Police, the tribunal also included the cases of January 20 and 23 in it. The tribunal will hear the arguments of the lawyers of the complainants on the next date.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajput rejected Delhi Police’s arguments.

Additional fiscal (APP) Atul Srivastava defended Delhi Police and said the alleged sexual incidents, whether they took place abroad or inside the country, were part of a single transaction. Therefore, this Tribunal is competent to hear this case.

APP Atul Srivastava also argued that intent is not required for the clause to be construed as sexual; My knowledge is enough.

Regarding the delay in filing the complaint, APP Srivastava said that the case is not determined or section 354 of the IPC has been invoked, which provides for a maximum punishment of five years.

APP further argued that the statement of accused Brij Bhushan shows that he was acting in a paternal manner while examining the breathing patterns of the fighters, which shows that he was conscious of his act.

It was also argued before the Tribunal that the reason for the delay in the presentation of complaints was that the place to which these women belonged worshiped the sport of Lucha Libre. For girls, let’s fight and that’s it.

Therefore, he was afraid to go into the light, fearing that his fighting career was in danger, Delhi Police said.

Responding to the victims’ statement that Bhushan had touched their breasts only on the pretext of checking their respiratory capacity, it further said that Bhushan justified his actions by taking them as a father.

According to Bhushan, the fiscal said that the cause was justifiable when the act was not committed. Bhushan’s justification shows that he was conscious of his actions.

Delhi Police on Thursday resumed its arguments on framing charges against WFI’s ex-wife and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case.

This case became the basis of a complaint filed by six female fighters. Delhi Police has registered a case against BJP MP Singh. The issue is detected at the stage of construction of the cargo.

The issue again came under discussion as the previous judge, who had held the discussion regarding construction of the cargo, had been transferred.

Additional Fiscal (APP), Atul Srivastava, also argued that there were several incidents inside and outside India in which the accused sexually assaulted the complainants by touching their breasts and abdomen on the pretext of checking their breathing patterns. ,

The APP also reported that 44 people were declared witnesses, including six victims.
The APP said that on April 21 last year, six fighters presented themselves to police complaining of sexual allegations against Singh.

Regarding the government and the Supreme Court also. The police registered two FIRs and presented them before the Supreme Court.

Declarations of complainants were taken in the second financial year also. One complainant said that in 2018 she went to Kazakhstan and won a gold medal.

She alleged that when she was under stress, the accused came near her and without her permission, lifted her shirt, touched her chest and slid his hand up to her stomach on the pretext of checking her breathing.

Another incident took place in New Delhi, when the complainant met former WFI chief Brij Bhushan at his office, informed APP.

He also gave another statement, in which he said that when a wrestler played a bet in the akhada, the accused allegedly touched his chest.

She also said that the accused hugged her and hit her on the waist. He scolded the girl who committed suicide and said that she will not face any problem in her career. His brother was arrested outside by his co-accused Vinod Tomar.

APP said that this incident is punishable under section 354A of IPC.

The APP also noted that the incidents occurred in Mongolia, Bellary Karnataka, Tokyo and Jakarta.

Another wrestler said she had participated in the WFI with her husband