NEW DELHI: As a Delhi Courtroom on Friday ordered framing of expenses towards BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh within the sexual harassment case, the previous WFI chief welcomed the choice.
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Courtroom earlier in the present day gave the order towards Brij Bhuhan in a case lodged by feminine wrestlers, observing there was ‘enough proof’ towards him.
Further Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot ordered framing of expenses towards Singh, a multiple-term Lok Sabha MP, underneath sections 354 (assault or felony drive to lady with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), and 506 (felony intimidation) of the IPC.Reacting to the courtroom’s order, Brij Bhushan mentioned, “Immediately, the courtroom has framed expenses, the chargesheet was filed earlier than, which I had protested however the courtroom didn’t settle for. Now, they’ve framed expenses in all instances, besides one. I welcome the courtroom’s choice and now, choices are open for me”.
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Courtroom earlier in the present day gave the order towards Brij Bhuhan in a case lodged by feminine wrestlers, observing there was ‘enough proof’ towards him.
Further Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot ordered framing of expenses towards Singh, a multiple-term Lok Sabha MP, underneath sections 354 (assault or felony drive to lady with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), and 506 (felony intimidation) of the IPC.Reacting to the courtroom’s order, Brij Bhushan mentioned, “Immediately, the courtroom has framed expenses, the chargesheet was filed earlier than, which I had protested however the courtroom didn’t settle for. Now, they’ve framed expenses in all instances, besides one. I welcome the courtroom’s choice and now, choices are open for me”.
The courtroom, nevertheless, discharged Singh in a grievance filed by one of many six girls wrestlers, citing lack of enough proof within the grievance.
The courtroom will formally body the costs on Might 21.
It additionally ordered framing of expenses towards co-accused and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar within the case.
One other Delhi courtroom is more likely to pronounce its order on Might 20 on whether or not to simply accept a police report in search of cancellation of a sexual harassment grievance filed by a minor wrestler towards Brij Bhushan.
(With inputs from PTI)
