Delhi Court Closes POCSO Case Against Former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh
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A Delhi court has accepted the cancellation report in the POCSO case against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after the complainant withdrew her statement.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday accepted the cancellation report filed by Delhi Police in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against ex-WFI chief and former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Singh also appeared before the court as his cancellation report was accepted by Special Judge (POCSO) Gomati Manocha, while the complainant was also called to record and verify statements in the case.
On May 17, the court had summoned the complainant wrestler, who had accused Brij Bhushan of sexual harassment when she was a minor.
The Delhi Police had previously filed a cancellation report in June 2023 after the victim withdrew her statement.
During court proceedings on August 1, 2023, the complainant and her father expressed satisfaction with the police investigation, and had not opposed the closure report in the case.
Later, Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava informed the media that both the complainant and her father had appeared before the court, confirming their satisfaction with the police investigation and not challenging the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police.
The cancellation report was initially filed by the Delhi Police on June 15, 2023, in the POCSO case against Brij Bhushan.
On July 4, the same year, the Patiala House Court issued a notice to the complainant and her father.
In a related case, a charge sheet was filed in Rouse Avenue Court regarding sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan and Vinod Tomar. The court has ordered charges to be framed against both individuals, directing the trial to commence and statements from prosecution witnesses to be recorded.
The proceedings were initiated against Singh and Tomar under Sections 354, 354A, and 354D of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for sexual harassment, and against Tomar under Sections 109, 354, 354A, and 506 IPC.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a former BJP MP, has consistently rejected the allegations made against him by the wrestlers.
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May 27, 2025, 10:46 IST
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