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Court Acquits Brij Bhushan, Calls Allegations False and Politically Motivated
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 a sexual harassment case, calling the allegations "false, fabricated, and politically…
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A Delhi court has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and ex-assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case, calling the allegations "false, fabricated, and politically motivated." Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar said the case was part of a deep conspiracy hatched by "coaches of the Mahadev Academy" and two prosecution witnesses.
The court pointed to "material contradictions" in the complainants' versions, including one incident reportedly shifting from Turkey in 2015 to Mongolia in 2016. Two of five alleged victims turned hostile, saying they were pressured to make accusations. The court noted the absence of contemporaneous complaints and independent witnesses, saying the allegations had been "tailor-made."
The Indian Opinion
The court's detailed finding that the allegations were a political conspiracy will intensify the debate on whether India's #MeToo movement is being weaponised. But calling the whole case an opposition plot overlooks that six women wrestlers, including a minor, first went to the police in 2023 with identical accounts. The question now is whether the prosecution will appeal and, if it does, whether the higher court will look at the testimonies of the three witnesses who did not turn hostile.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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