A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Brij-Bhushan-Sharan-Singh-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh</a> in sexual harassment case by female wrestlers.
The court framed charges against BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh in the case of sexual harassment of five female wrestlers, the ANI reported on Friday.
Brij Bhushan Singh has also reportedly been charged with the offence of outraging the modesty of woman. The court has found sufficient material to frame charges against Brij Bhushan, as per the ANI.
According to the news agency, the court said, "Charges were framed against Brij Bhushan under sections 354 and 354A in respect of each victim."
The court acquitted Brij Bhushan of the charges leveled by the sixth <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/wfi-vs-wrestlers-bajrang-punia-urges-uww-to-reimpose-suspension-on-wfi-23335282" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">wrestler</a>, the court said.
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Delhi court frames charges against BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh in the case of sexual harassment of five female wrestlers. He has also been charged with the offence of outraging the modesty of woman. The court has found sufficient material to frame charges against Brij Bhushan.&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/5hHtUlCDyj">pic.twitter.com/5hHtUlCDyj</a>
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Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot also discharged Singh in a complaint filed by one of the six women wrestlers, the PTI reported.
The court ordered framing of charge for criminal intimidation against Singh. It will formally frame the charges on May 21.
It also ordered framing of charges against co-accused and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the case.
The Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet in the case against Singh, a six-time MP, on June 15 under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
Recently the court had dismissed an application moved by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, seeking further investigation and placing of a Call Detail Record of a coach. Brij Bhushan had sought a direction to place on record the CDR of coach Vijender concerning an alleged incident at the WFI office in New Delhi.
Singh claimed that he was not in Delhi on the said date. He was in Serbia on September 7, 2022.
(with ANI and PTI inputs)

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