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Delhi court acquits Brij Bhushan, calls allegations false and politically motivated
Delhi court acquits Brij Bhushan, calls allegations false and politically motivated
A Delhi court has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and ex-assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. Additional Chief…
The Story in Brief
A Delhi court has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and ex-assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar, in his August 3 order, said the allegations were false, fabricated, and politically motivated. The court noted that complainants had maintained cordial relations with Singh, invited him to family functions, and made no contemporaneous complaints. It also said the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Two of the complainants turned hostile during the trial. The wrestlers have said they will challenge the verdict in a higher court.
The Indian Opinion
The court's logic that the complainants' continuing social contact with the accused undercuts the charges is standard legal reasoning. Yet this case has been framed by some as a clear vindication and by others as a system failure. Neither side accounts for the fact that victims often maintain ties with abusers, especially in closed communities. The real test now is the appeal: will the higher court re-examine the lack of contemporaneous complaints or the hostile witnesses? That judgment will settle far more than this one man's fate.
Sources (2): news.abplive.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
