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  • Sufficient proof to position Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on trial, Delhi police inform court docket

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Friday instructed a metropolitan court docket there was once sufficient proof to position outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on trial in a case of alleged sexual harassment of girls wrestlers.

    Town police instructed Further Leader Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Harjeet Singh Jaspal {that a} ‘high facie’ case was once made out towards Singh and co-accused and suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

    “Accused individuals will have to be charged for the offences for which they’ve been charge-sheeted,” public prosecutor Atul Srivastava, representing police, instructed the court docket.

    He instructed the court docket there was once sufficient proof to border fees, together with underneath 354 (attack or legal pressure to girl with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment) and 354-D (stalking) of IPC, towards Singh.

    ALSO READ | Hugging, touching girl with out sexual intent isn’t an offence, Brij Bhushan tells court docket

    The court docket will now listen the subject on August 19, when the recommend for the complainants is prone to make arguments on the brink of fee.

    The metropolitan court docket had on July 20 granted bail to Singh and Tomar on a bond of Rs 25,000 every with sure prerequisites, together with they shall now not depart the rustic with out the court docket’s prior permission and now not be offering any inducement to witnesses.

    The Delhi police had filed a fee sheet towards the six-time MP on June 15.

    NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Friday instructed a metropolitan court docket there was once sufficient proof to position outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on trial in a case of alleged sexual harassment of girls wrestlers.

    Town police instructed Further Leader Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Harjeet Singh Jaspal {that a} ‘high facie’ case was once made out towards Singh and co-accused and suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

    “Accused individuals will have to be charged for the offences for which they’ve been charge-sheeted,” public prosecutor Atul Srivastava, representing police, instructed the court docket.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    He instructed the court docket there was once sufficient proof to border fees, together with underneath 354 (attack or legal pressure to girl with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment) and 354-D (stalking) of IPC, towards Singh.

    ALSO READ | Hugging, touching girl with out sexual intent isn’t an offence, Brij Bhushan tells court docket

    The court docket will now listen the subject on August 19, when the recommend for the complainants is prone to make arguments on the brink of fee.

    The metropolitan court docket had on July 20 granted bail to Singh and Tomar on a bond of Rs 25,000 every with sure prerequisites, together with they shall now not depart the rustic with out the court docket’s prior permission and now not be offering any inducement to witnesses.

    The Delhi police had filed a fee sheet towards the six-time MP on June 15.

  • Wrestlers protest: Delhi law enforcement officials take Sangeeta Phogat to WFI leader’s place of dwelling to ‘recreate collection’

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday took wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to outgoing WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s authentic place of dwelling right here to recreate the collection of occasions that resulted in the sexual harassment of which he has been accused.

    Consistent with resources, Phogat was once accompanied via girls constables.

    “At 1.30 pm girls officials took Sangeeta Phogat to Brij Bhushan’s authentic place of dwelling in Delhi. They had been there for part an hour. They requested her to recreate the scene and recall the puts the place she confronted harassment,” resources stated.

    The Delhi Police’s Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) probing sexual harassment allegations towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP from Kaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh is more likely to post within the court docket its investigation document within the two circumstances registered towards him via subsequent week, officers stated on Wednesday.

    As a part of its investigation, the SIT has puzzled greater than 180 other folks, the Delhi Police officers stated.

    Most sensible wrestlers of the rustic, together with Asian Video games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat and Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting towards Singh and significant his arrest for allegedly sexually harassing seven feminine grapplers, together with a minor.

    The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday met Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur and agreed to droop their agitation until June 15 after he confident them {that a} rate sheet towards Singh will likely be filed via then and WFI elections will likely be held via the tip of the month.

    The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs towards Singh.

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday took wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to outgoing WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s authentic place of dwelling right here to recreate the collection of occasions that resulted in the sexual harassment of which he has been accused.

    Consistent with resources, Phogat was once accompanied via girls constables.

    “At 1.30 pm girls officials took Sangeeta Phogat to Brij Bhushan’s authentic place of dwelling in Delhi. They had been there for part an hour. They requested her to recreate the scene and recall the puts the place she confronted harassment,” resources stated.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Delhi Police’s Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) probing sexual harassment allegations towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP from Kaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh is more likely to post within the court docket its investigation document within the two circumstances registered towards him via subsequent week, officers stated on Wednesday.

    As a part of its investigation, the SIT has puzzled greater than 180 other folks, the Delhi Police officers stated.

    Most sensible wrestlers of the rustic, together with Asian Video games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat and Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting towards Singh and significant his arrest for allegedly sexually harassing seven feminine grapplers, together with a minor.

    The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday met Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur and agreed to droop their agitation until June 15 after he confident them {that a} rate sheet towards Singh will likely be filed via then and WFI elections will likely be held via the tip of the month.

    The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs towards Singh.

  • Wrestlers conform to droop protest until June 15 

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to droop their protest for per week after the federal government requested them to attend until police whole its probe into sexual harassment allegations in opposition to WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by means of June 15.

    The wrestlers, after a just about five-hour assembly with Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur, mentioned the federal government has additionally confident them that the police will withdraw the FIRs filed in opposition to them.

    The wrestlers have been booked for violation of regulation and order on Would possibly 28 after they marched in opposition to the brand new Parliament construction with out permission to carry ‘Mahila Samman Mahapachayat’.

    The assembly was once attended by means of Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, her husband Satyawart Kadiyan and Jitender Kinha.

    Double international medallist Vinesh Phogat, a distinguished face of the protest in opposition to the WFI leader, skipped the meet.

    “We have been informed that the police investigation shall be whole by means of June 15. Until then, now we have been requested to attend and droop the protest,” Sakshi Malik informed journalists after the assembly.

    “The Delhi police may even withdraw the FIRs filed in opposition to the wrestlers lodged on Would possibly 28,” she added. Each Malik and Punia asserted that their agitation was once now not but over and so they suspended their protest handiest until June 15 as asked by means of the federal government.

    #WATCH | I had a protracted 6-hour dialogue with the wrestlers. We’ve got confident wrestlers that the probe shall be finished by means of fifteenth June and chargesheets shall be submitted. The election of WFI shall be achieved by means of thirtieth June: Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur after assembly wrestlers %.twitter.com/9hySRefxNM

    — ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2023

    Later addressing a press convention, Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur mentioned a chargesheet within the case into the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to outgoing WFI leader Brijbhushan Sharan Singh shall be filed by means of June 15.

    Thakur additionally confident that the elections to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) shall be held by means of June 30.

    Noting that the federal government has authorized each and every call for of the wrestlers, he mentioned WFI may even have an interior court cases committee, headed by means of a girl.

    Thakur mentioned the wrestlers had additionally demanded the withdrawal of circumstances in opposition to quite a lot of academies and sportspersons in addition to now not permitting Singh and his mates to take part within the election procedure.

    “A lot of these problems have been agreed by means of consensus,” the sports activities minister mentioned.

    Requested concerning the wrestlers’ call for for Singh’s arrest, Thakur mentioned the investigation into the case shall be finished and a chargesheet shall be filed by means of June 15.

    This was once the second one assembly between the federal government and protesting wrestlers in a span of 5 days.

    The wrestlers had met House Minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening and apprised him in their calls for.

    NEW DELHI: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to droop their protest for per week after the federal government requested them to attend until police whole its probe into sexual harassment allegations in opposition to WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by means of June 15.

    The wrestlers, after a just about five-hour assembly with Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur, mentioned the federal government has additionally confident them that the police will withdraw the FIRs filed in opposition to them.

    The wrestlers have been booked for violation of regulation and order on Would possibly 28 after they marched in opposition to the brand new Parliament construction with out permission to carry ‘Mahila Samman Mahapachayat’.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    The assembly was once attended by means of Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, her husband Satyawart Kadiyan and Jitender Kinha.

    Double international medallist Vinesh Phogat, a distinguished face of the protest in opposition to the WFI leader, skipped the meet.

    “We have been informed that the police investigation shall be whole by means of June 15. Until then, now we have been requested to attend and droop the protest,” Sakshi Malik informed journalists after the assembly.

    “The Delhi police may even withdraw the FIRs filed in opposition to the wrestlers lodged on Would possibly 28,” she added. Each Malik and Punia asserted that their agitation was once now not but over and so they suspended their protest handiest until June 15 as asked by means of the federal government.

    #WATCH | I had a protracted 6-hour dialogue with the wrestlers. We’ve got confident wrestlers that the probe shall be finished by means of fifteenth June and chargesheets shall be submitted. The election of WFI shall be achieved by means of thirtieth June: Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur after assembly wrestlers %.twitter.com/9hySRefxNM
    — ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2023
    Later addressing a press convention, Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur mentioned a chargesheet within the case into the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to outgoing WFI leader Brijbhushan Sharan Singh shall be filed by means of June 15.

    Thakur additionally confident that the elections to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) shall be held by means of June 30.

    Noting that the federal government has authorized each and every call for of the wrestlers, he mentioned WFI may even have an interior court cases committee, headed by means of a girl.

    Thakur mentioned the wrestlers had additionally demanded the withdrawal of circumstances in opposition to quite a lot of academies and sportspersons in addition to now not permitting Singh and his mates to take part within the election procedure.

    “A lot of these problems have been agreed by means of consensus,” the sports activities minister mentioned.

    Requested concerning the wrestlers’ call for for Singh’s arrest, Thakur mentioned the investigation into the case shall be finished and a chargesheet shall be filed by means of June 15.

    This was once the second one assembly between the federal government and protesting wrestlers in a span of 5 days.

    The wrestlers had met House Minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening and apprised him in their calls for.

  • Wrestlers protest: Tikait pronounces ‘mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar on June 1

    By means of PTI

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait mentioned a ‘mahapanchayat’ will probably be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday to talk about the continuing protest by means of wrestlers in opposition to WFI leader Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment fees.

    Tikait, the pinnacle of Balyan khap, on Tuesday night time, mentioned the topic will probably be mentioned intimately within the mahapanchayat.

    On a drama-filled Tuesday, a few of India’s highest wrestlers accompanied by means of masses of supporters accrued at the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, threatening to immerse their Global and Olympic medals within the holy river, however refrained after being satisfied by means of Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to handle their grievances.

    Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Asian Video games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har ki Pauri on Tuesday to protest the inactiveness in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader who has allegedly sexually confused a number of girls grapplers.

    Alternatively, after spending an hour and 45 mins, they returned after a number of khap and political leaders recommended them to not take such an excessive step.

    Tikait mentioned a number of representatives of various khaps and their heads hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan and Delhi will probably be taking part within the mahapanchayat to make a decision the following plan of action within the wrestlers’ protest.

    On Would possibly 28, the Delhi Police detained the wrestlers and filed FIRs in opposition to them for violation of regulation and order.

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait mentioned a ‘mahapanchayat’ will probably be held in Muzaffarnagar’s Soram village on Thursday to talk about the continuing protest by means of wrestlers in opposition to WFI leader Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment fees.

    Tikait, the pinnacle of Balyan khap, on Tuesday night time, mentioned the topic will probably be mentioned intimately within the mahapanchayat.

    On a drama-filled Tuesday, a few of India’s highest wrestlers accompanied by means of masses of supporters accrued at the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, threatening to immerse their Global and Olympic medals within the holy river, however refrained after being satisfied by means of Khap and farmer leaders who sought 5 days to handle their grievances.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Asian Video games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har ki Pauri on Tuesday to protest the inactiveness in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader who has allegedly sexually confused a number of girls grapplers.
    Alternatively, after spending an hour and 45 mins, they returned after a number of khap and political leaders recommended them to not take such an excessive step.

    Tikait mentioned a number of representatives of various khaps and their heads hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan and Delhi will probably be taking part within the mahapanchayat to make a decision the following plan of action within the wrestlers’ protest.

    On Would possibly 28, the Delhi Police detained the wrestlers and filed FIRs in opposition to them for violation of regulation and order.

  • Mahapanchayat of farmers shall be hung on June 11, Rakesh Tikait began an instantaneous combat in opposition to Brijbhushan

    Muzaffarnagar: After the discharge of ladies wrestlers, Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait has introduced the tip of the strike occurring at Ghazipur border. He has introduced to name a mahapanchayat of farmers in Bhajju village of district Shamli on June 11 from the protest website. On this, the problem associated with sexual exploitation of ladies wrestlers and non-arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan will get up. About 1 month in the past, girls wrestlers of the rustic took motion at Jantar Mantar, accusing former President of Wrestling Affiliation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan of sexual exploitation. Had demanded The ladies wrestlers had taken shelter within the Very best Courtroom when there used to be no motion at the factor of picketing.

    At the orders of the Very best Courtroom, the police didn’t arrest Brij Bhushan Sharan in spite of registering a case in opposition to him beneath the POCSO Act. Because of which girls wrestlers endured their sit-in at Jantar Mantar. All over this, the police and paramilitary forces picked up the ladies wrestlers from the dharna and arrested them.

    Rakesh Tikait had began a sit-in on the Ghazipur border itself and introduced that the sit-in would proceed until the ladies wrestlers weren’t launched. After the discharge of ladies wrestlers, he introduced from Ghazipur border wooden website that on June 11, a mahapanchayat of farmers shall be held in Bhajju village of Babri police station in district Shamli. He alleged that the police don’t do what they must arrest. The police don’t catch those that are able to offer arrest. Those that are difficult the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan are being stuck by way of the police.

    Program of various panchayats of farmers for 4 days
    Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait instructed that within the coming 4 days, there’s a program to arrange Panchayat of farmers frequently. He stated that this program is already fastened. Rakesh Tikait instructed that there shall be panchayats in Amroha on Would possibly 29, Faizabad on Would possibly 30, Lakhimpur Kheri on Would possibly 31 and Tappal in Aligarh on June 1.

  • ‘The way in which investigation goes, we all know’: Sibal on probe into wrestlers’ factor

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday expressed doubts in regards to the equity of the investigation being performed into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled via ladies wrestlers in opposition to WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh.

    Sibal, a senior recommend, represented the protesting wrestlers within the Superb Courtroom.

    In a tweet, Sibal mentioned, “Investigating: Wrestlers Sexual Abuse. Some investigations transfer to punish the accused, others to save lots of the accused. The way in which this investigation goes: We all know!”

    The Delhi Police on Friday knowledgeable a unique courtroom right here {that a} Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) has been constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment levelled via ladies wrestlers in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Singh.

    The submission was once made earlier than Further Leader Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Harjeet Singh Jaspal in line with the courtroom’s previous order directing the police to document a standing record.

    The Delhi Police has additionally recorded the observation of Singh. Police have additionally recorded the observation of the WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

    Closing month, the Delhi Police registered two FIRs in opposition to Singh.

    The primary FIR relates to allegations levelled via a minor which has been registered beneath the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the side of related sections of the Indian Penal Code regarding outraging modesty.

    The second has been registered over court cases via adults touching on outraging modesty.

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday expressed doubts in regards to the equity of the investigation being performed into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled via ladies wrestlers in opposition to WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh.

    Sibal, a senior recommend, represented the protesting wrestlers within the Superb Courtroom.

    In a tweet, Sibal mentioned, “Investigating: Wrestlers Sexual Abuse. Some investigations transfer to punish the accused, others to save lots of the accused. The way in which this investigation goes: We all know!”googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Delhi Police on Friday knowledgeable a unique courtroom right here {that a} Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) has been constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment levelled via ladies wrestlers in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Singh.

    The submission was once made earlier than Further Leader Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Harjeet Singh Jaspal in line with the courtroom’s previous order directing the police to document a standing record.

    The Delhi Police has additionally recorded the observation of Singh. Police have additionally recorded the observation of the WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

    Closing month, the Delhi Police registered two FIRs in opposition to Singh.

    The primary FIR relates to allegations levelled via a minor which has been registered beneath the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the side of related sections of the Indian Penal Code regarding outraging modesty.

    The second has been registered over court cases via adults touching on outraging modesty.

  • ‘Nationwide disgrace’, says Booker winner Geetanjali Shree as she expresses team spirit with wrestlers

    Through On-line Table

    NEW DELHI: The highest wrestlers protesting in Jantar Mantar difficult the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader and BJP chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment of ladies wrestlers have were given the give a boost to of Global Booker winner Geetanjali Shree.

    The Hindi-language novelist and short-story author on Saturday expressed team spirit with the protesting wrestlers at the same time as Brij Bhushan Singh took a swipe on the protesters pronouncing, “You don’t get justice from Jantar Mantar.” “If you wish to have justice, you need to move to the police and the courtroom,” he was once quoted as pronouncing via experiences.

    Geetanjali Shree is essentially the most well known of recent writers to have written publicly in give a boost to of the wrestlers, who’ve famous again and again that their voices are being drowned out in favour of Singh as a result of he belongs to the ruling celebration, The Cord experiences.

    “To acquire easy justice, our ace wrestlers, leaving behind their paintings and safety, were compelled to mount an agitation and to method the Best Court docket. It’s painful and a countrywide disgrace,” Shree mentioned in a commentary.

    “What as a other folks have we executed to ourselves? Justice must be to be had as a question in fact and now not require agitation and knocking on the Best Court docket’s door,” Shree additional famous.

    “Whilst non-public an individual as me feels constrained to come back out of my solitude and condemn this atrocity. That it’s to do with our ‘nationwide treasures’, and to do with girls, completely can not let any individual be quiet,” she mentioned.

    NEW DELHI: The highest wrestlers protesting in Jantar Mantar difficult the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader and BJP chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment of ladies wrestlers have were given the give a boost to of Global Booker winner Geetanjali Shree.

    The Hindi-language novelist and short-story author on Saturday expressed team spirit with the protesting wrestlers at the same time as Brij Bhushan Singh took a swipe on the protesters pronouncing, “You don’t get justice from Jantar Mantar.” “If you wish to have justice, you need to move to the police and the courtroom,” he was once quoted as pronouncing via experiences.

    Geetanjali Shree is essentially the most well known of recent writers to have written publicly in give a boost to of the wrestlers, who’ve famous again and again that their voices are being drowned out in favour of Singh as a result of he belongs to the ruling celebration, The Cord experiences.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “To acquire easy justice, our ace wrestlers, leaving behind their paintings and safety, were compelled to mount an agitation and to method the Best Court docket. It’s painful and a countrywide disgrace,” Shree mentioned in a commentary.

    “What as a other folks have we executed to ourselves? Justice must be to be had as a question in fact and now not require agitation and knocking on the Best Court docket’s door,” Shree additional famous.

    “Whilst non-public an individual as me feels constrained to come back out of my solitude and condemn this atrocity. That it’s to do with our ‘nationwide treasures’, and to do with girls, completely can not let any individual be quiet,” she mentioned.