‘Painful parallel to Nirbhaya case’: Supreme Court takes note of Delhi rapes

The Delhi court has issued a notice on an appeal filed by four women wrestlers against the acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case. The criminal appeal, filed on September 25, 2026, also challenges the acquittal of former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar on the charge of criminal intimidation in the case.

Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh issued notice to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Vinod Tomar, and the State, and the matter has been posted for further proceedings on October 9, 2026. The wrestlers' plea claims that the acquittal was unsustainable in law and was based on a "manifestly erroneous and selective appreciation" of the evidence, as well as conjectures and surmises that failed to apply binding and settled principles of law. The court acquitted Mr. Singh and Mr. Tomar in August 2026, citing a lack of evidence.

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