New Delhi: The 550-page chargesheet filed by Delhi Police before the Patiala House Court Thursday said that no corroborative evidence was found in allegations by the minor to press charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh.
The Delhi Police also sought cancellation of FIR in the minor wrestler’s complaint case alleging sexual harassment by Brij Bhushan Singh.
“In the POCSO matter, after completion of investigation, we have submitted a police report under section 173 CrPC requesting for a cancellation of the case based upon statements of the complainant, i.e., the father of the victim and the victim herself,” Delhi Police said.
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In another case against Singh lodged on the basis of a complaint from other wrestlers, a chargesheet has been filed for the offences under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment) and 354D (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The chargesheet has also been filed against Vinod Tomar, a suspended assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), for the offences under section 109 (abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment), 354, 354A and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
The court posted the matter to be heard next July 4.
The FIR on the accusations made by a minor was filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, along with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code concerning the act of outraging modesty.
However, the father of the minor wrestler involved in the case had stepped forward and claimed that he filed a “false” complaint of sexual harassment against the WFI chief.
The father has alleged that his actions were driven by anger and frustration over the chief’s perceived biased treatment towards his daughter.
A second statement under section 164 of CrPC of the minor was recorded in the court June 5 and in the statement, she had not alleged sexual harassment, as per sources.
Agencies