Deeply saddened, says Vinesh Phogat after Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's acquittal
WFI chief Sanjay Singh also welcomed the verdict and said, “These allegations were baseless. Our wrestling has suffered greatly because of these accusations”
Additional chief judicial magistrate Ashwini Panwar announced on Monday that former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar have been acquitted in a sexual harassment case. The decision was reached after a nearly 260-page judgment, which was not available at the time of going to print.
The women wrestlers, who lodged the complaint, expressed their disappointment, stating that the court did not find Singh guilty of the allegations of sexual violence. Vinesh Phogat, one of the petitioners and a World Championship medallist, vowed to appeal the decision, stating that the women wrestlers have instructed their lawyers to file an appeal as soon as possible.
The accused, Brij Bhushan Singh and Vinod Tomar, were charged under IPC sections 354, 354A, and 506(1), with the maximum punishment for the offences being a five-year imprisonment.
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