{
  "id": 81840,
  "title": "Court acquits former India wrestling chief of sexually harassing athletes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/court-acquits-former-india-wrestling-chief-of-sexually-harassing",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T10:03:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020344/court-acquits-former-india-wrestling-chief-of-sexually-harassing-athletes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A court in New Delhi acquitted the former head of the Indian wrestling federation on Monday of charges of sexual harassment and stalking brought by medal-winning athletes, his lawyer said. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 69, a former lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had been accused by some women wrestlers of groping and demanding sexual favours,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}