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Delhi court acquits Brij Bhushan in wrestlers’ harassment case
A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. The defence…
The Story in Brief
A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. The defence lawyers said the court found the allegations “false and fabricated” and part of a “deep conspiracy” that appeared politically motivated. The court noted material contradictions in witness statements, lack of contemporaneous complaints, and two witnesses who turned hostile, claiming they were asked to falsely implicate Singh by wrestlers and coaches at Mahadev Academy in Rohtak. The prosecution had charged Singh under IPC Sections 354, 354A and 506. India Today reports the court concluded the prosecution “miserably failed” to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The Indian Opinion
The acquittal has split public opinion into two camps: one sees a political conspiracy to frame a BJP veteran, the other a judicial failure to protect women. The court's order cites contradictions, delayed complaints and hostile witnesses, not a stamp of innocence but a finding that the prosecution did not prove its case. The real test will be the Supreme Court appeal and whether the wrestlers' protests regain momentum. Did the system fail the complainants, or did the complainants fail the system?
Sources (2): ndtv.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
