Brij Bhushan moves Delhi HC, seeks quashing of all criminal proceedings against him

Former BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief is accused of sexual assault on women wrestlers

BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has moved Delhi High Court seeking quashing of all criminal proceedings, including the FIR and chargesheet accusing him of sexual assault on women wrestlers during his tenure as Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief.

Singh is also seeking that the charges framed against him by a Delhi trial court, too, be quashed.

The petition is due to be taken up for hearing before the court of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna on Thursday.

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The trial in the case began in July, over a year after a chargesheet was filed against Singh in June 2023. The trial court had framed charges against him in May this year, under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage modesty of a woman) and 354A (sexual harassment), after Singh had pleaded not guilty.

The 1,500-page chargesheet against Singh, for alleged sexual harassment, assault and stalking of six women wrestlers, had included statements of at least 22 witnesses from across four states. These included wrestlers, a referee, a coach and a physiotherapist.

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