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Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwini Panwar, who passed the order, observed that the allegations appeared to be “politically motivated.”
A Delhi Court had acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the alleged case of sexual harassment that was filed by women wrestlers | File image
A Delhi court has observed that the wrestlers’ sexual harassment case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh was “false and fabricated”.
This came after the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted Brij Bhushan Singh on Monday (August 3) in an alleged case linked to sexual harassment of women wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik. The order had not been made public.
The court order showed that the allegations by two women wrestlers that formed the basis of the charges against Singh turned hostile and did not support the prosecution’s case, according to the Bar and Bench. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwini Panwar, who passed the order, observed that the allegations appeared to be “politically motivated.”
“I have no hitch in saying that the version given by the victims *** and *** (the two wrestlers who turned hostile) discredit the prosecution case completely and also show that the entire allegations are false and fabricated made collectively at the instance of *** (one of the wrestlers who accused Singh of sexual harassment) and *** (a male wrestler) and the coaches of Mahadev academy against the accused persons in deep conspiracy which seems to be motivated politically,” he observed.
The court also observed that both wrestlers were initially projected as victims and were eventually counselled, after which they categorically admitted that no acts of sexual harassment were committed against them.
BJP Reacts To Delhi Court’s Order
After the Delhi court’s observation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for accountability and action against those who “deliberately made false allegations” to tarnish Singh, WFI and the government.
“The Delhi court’s ruling raises a simple question: what punitive action should follow against those who deliberately made false allegations, and against those in the political class who knowingly amplified them as part of a manufactured campaign to tarnish an individual, a federation and the government?” said BJP IT Department in-charge Amit Malviya on X.
“You cannot weaponise allegations, conduct a trial by media, destroy reputations and then simply walk away when the case collapses under judicial scrutiny. If there is no accountability for falsehoods, what stops the next politically sponsored campaign from doing the same?” he added.
What Is The Case?
The case stemmed from sexual harassment allegations made by women wrestlers against Singh, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, during his tenure as WFI chief. Media reports suggested that the said incidents took place between 2016 and 2019 at the WFI office, at Singh’s official residence and also abroad.
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