US EditionIndia's ex-wrestling chief cleared in minor's sexual harassment case
- On May 26, 2025, a Delhi court approved the Delhi Police's closure report, effectively dismissing a sexual harassment complaint filed by a minor wrestler against the former head of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan.
- The case followed protests in 2023 by wrestlers alleging Singh sexually harassed women, including a minor, between 2016 and 2019 at official and foreign locations, and the minor's father later admitted making a false complaint.
- The police filed the closure report in June 2023 after investigating over 20 witnesses, examining call records, photos, and videos, and found no corroborative evidence to support the minor's allegations.
- The minor complainant told the court she was satisfied with the investigation and did not oppose the case cancellation, while her father said the complaint was made out of anger due to perceived bias against his daughter.
- The cancellation applies only to the minor’s case, while Singh still faces trial on separate sexual harassment allegations by six women wrestlers, with the federation’s elections delayed amid ongoing disputes and protests.
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Delhi court accepts cancellation report against ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan in POCSO case
On June 15, 2023, the police filed a 550-page report requesting the cancellation of the POCSO case against Singh after the minor and her father withdrew their allegations against him in a fresh statement before a magistrate.
Delhi court closes POCSO case against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh after wrestler withdraws complaint
A Delhi court on Monday accepted the cancellation report filed by the police in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The case had been lodged based on allegations made by a woman wrestler who was a minor at the time. Special POCSO Judge Gomati Manocha of the Patiala House Court allowed the closure of the case after the comp…
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