Brij Bhusan Singh (File photo: Twitter)
The 66-year-old Gonda Native, and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar were granted bail on Thursday. The metropolitan court directed the accused not to leave the country without its prior permission and not offer any inducement to witnesses in the case.
Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was granted regular bail on Thursday along with assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.
“I am granting bail on a bond of Rs 25,000 each with certain conditions,” Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal said.
The metropolitan court directed the accused not to leave the country without its prior permission and not offer any inducement to witnesses in the case.
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Seven women wrestlers had alleged that the 66-year-old outgoing WFI president had made undue and unwelcome sexual advances towards female athletes.
Protests at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital were organised by some of the nation’s top wrestlers such as Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik to name a few.
The protest was called off initially following assurances from the government, but the wrestlers resumed their protest a few weeks later as they felt that the government wasn’t holding up the promises made.
Things flared up when the police did not take up the complaint the seven wrestlers had intended to register and the wrestlers took to the streets again.
The wrestlers held talks with high-ranking officials in the government including Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Things turned ugly as the protesting wrestlers marched towards the new parliamentary building before being detained by the police, who also cleared out the original site of protest. The wrestlers were released soon after and the government assured that action will be taken against the 66-year-old Gona native Brij Bhushan.
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The Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet against the six-time MP on June 15 under sections 354, pertaining to assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, 354A, sexual harassment, 354D, pertaining to stalking and 506 criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The latest controversy surrounding the sport of wrestling in India, is the direct entry to the Asian Games handed to Phogat and Punia, which has caused a stir with young wrestlers looking to move court as they feel they have been hard done by.