Brij Bhushan cleared in sexual harassment case
Additional chief judicial magistrate Ashwini Panwar cleared Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar of insufficient evidence
A Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar on Monday in a sexual harassment case, citing insufficient evidence. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar ruled that both individuals are not guilty. The case, which lasted two years, involved allegations from six women wrestlers against Singh and Tomar spanning from 2012 to 2022.
The women wrestlers, including World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, had protested in the streets for a year, demanding police action. They plan to appeal the decision. Singh and his supporter Sanjay Singh, who now heads WFI, welcomed the verdict, calling the allegations baseless. The maximum punishment for the offences was five years in prison.
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