Brij Bhushan case: Court cites ‘material contradictions’, calls allegations ‘rehearsed and planned’
A Delhi court acquitted former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, citing inadequate evidence and suggesting the allegations of sexual harassment were politically motivated and fabricated.
A Delhi court recently acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar, former WFI assistant secretary, on charges of sexual harassment, citing numerous "material contradictions" and stating that the allegations were "false, fabricated, and part of a politically motivated conspiracy."
The additional chief judicial magistrate, Ashwini Panwar, noted that the victims' accounts discredited the prosecution case and painted the entire allegations as false and well-planned. She highlighted inconsistencies in witness testimonies, such as the incident's location changing from Turkey in 2015 to Mongolia in 2016, and the absence of eyewitnesses confronting the accused.
The court also pointed out that the complainants did not support their own allegations after the trial, and that the victims' cordial relations with the accused at public functions after the trial raised doubts.
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