Brij Bhushan sexual assault case: Women wrestlers challenge ex-BJP MP's acquittal in court
Women wrestlers have challenged the acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment case before the Rouse Avenue court.
Women wrestlers have filed an appeal in the Rouse Avenue court to challenge the acquittal of ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual assault case. The appeal will be heard on Saturday by Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh. The wrestlers argue that the acquittal based on the in-camera proceedings of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar is "unsustainable in law" and was made based on erroneous and selective evidence appreciation.
They contend that the judgment relies on "archaic and stereotypical assumptions" about the expected behavior of sexual assault victims and fails to apply "binding and well-settled principles of law." The case began with complaints by women wrestlers against Singh during his tenure as WFI chief, leading to protests in Delhi's Jantar Mantar in 2023.
A Delhi Police investigation followed, resulting in charges against Singh and Vinod Tomar in June 2023. Singh was acquitted in August 2024 after a trial that lasted over three years and included 127 hearings.
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