New Delhi [India], May 10 (HBTV): The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday ordered the 'framing of charges' on sexual harassment allegations leveled by several female wrestlers against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Brij Bhushan Singh and one other accused.  

While passing the order, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot said there is sufficient material against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to proceed with the sexual harassment of five women wrestlers and with the offence of outraging the modesty of women.    

The court found sufficient material to proceed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under sections 354 and 354 A (IPC). Charges have also been framed against him under section 506 (part 1) on the allegations of two women. However, the court discharged Brij Bhushan from the allegations made by the sixth wrestler, said the court.         

The court also framed charges against the second accused Vinod Tomar under section 506 (part 1) of the IPC on the allegation of one woman and discharged him with the rest allegations made against him. The court has now listed the matter for official framing of charges on May 21.  

Recently, the court had dismissed an application moved by 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.  

The Delhi Police’s chargesheet filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar stated that both the accused had been chargesheeted for trial 'without arrest' as they have complied with the directives u/s 41A CrPC by joining the investigation.       

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.