Delhi court compounds defamation case against wrestler Bajrang Punia
A
Delhi court
has compounded a criminal defamation complaint against wrestler
Bajrang Punia
after he tendered an
unconditional apology
to coach and complainant
Naresh Dahiya
.
The judge on May 29 closed the case after both the parties submitted that they have decided to settle the case among themselves.
"Uncontested. Compounded," the judge noted in the order.
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Dahiya has claimed that Punia, along with other wrestlers and people, made defamatory remarks against him at a press conference at
Jantar Mantar
on May 10, 2023 during a protest against alleged sexual harassment of some women wrestlers by former
Wrestling Federation of India
(WFI) chief
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
.
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