Brij Bhushan Singh harassed wrestlers at every opportunity: Delhi Police to court

Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh "outraged the modesty" of the women wrestlers who filed harassment charges against him at every opportunity he could get, the Delhi Police told a court on Saturday.

Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh "outraged the modesty" of the women wrestlers who filed harassment charges against him at every opportunity he could get, the Delhi Police told a court on Saturday.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court was hearing arguments for framing of charges against Brij Bhushan after the chargesheet was filed in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.

Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava, representing the Delhi Police, told the court that the WFI chief "knew what he was doing" and his intention was to outrage the modesty of the wrestlers.

He also pointed out that there are three types of evidence against Sharan Singh which are enough to frame charges. These include a written complaint and two recorded statements under Sections 161 (examination of witnesses by the police) and 164 (statements recorded by a Magistrate) under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

Srivastava said the court is within its jurisdiction to frame charges against Brij Bhushan Singh.

He also countered the argument made by the WFI chief's lawyer that sanction under Section 188 of the CrPC is required for cases that took place outside India.

Atul Srivastava referred to an earlier judgment and argued that sanction would be required only if all the offences were committed outside India.

He said the offences took place in Delhi as well as other places, so sanction was not required.