“Whereas we couldn’t have proceeded additional within the Pocso case after the under-18 complainant retracted her allegations, we’ve got made a watertight case within the different FIR and never gone mushy on the WFI president,” claimed a senior police officer.
The offence of stalking has been decided for an incident in 2012. One of many complainants claimed that Singh made her speak to his mom throughout a match and gave a “fatherly hug” after calling her to his room. She alleged that Singh later began calling her up on her mom’s quantity quite a few instances on completely different pretexts after her return residence. She additionally claimed that she needed to change her cellphone quantity to keep away from Singh’s calls.
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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: ‘I’m sufferer of Congress’ politics’
These prices are, nonetheless, principally corroborative and never backed by technical proof in all of the instances, sources aware about the developments stated. The cops have been unable to quote technical proof, equivalent to name particulars data (CDR) within the instances as a result of the offences are usually not current. The CDR particulars are often preserved by telecom operators for a couple of 12 months.
“The allegations have been corroborated by some witnesses just like the athletes’ coaches and colleagues, and so forth., and so they represent the main content material of the chargesheet. Wherever required and obtainable, we’ve got positioned the CDR particulars of the final one 12 months on report,” stated a supply.
An investigator added, “We have been solely given the decision element data of 1 12 months since cellular service suppliers delete data associated to years sooner than this. The CDR of 1 12 months, nonetheless, doesn’t set up that Brij Bhushan was with the wrestlers or was stalking them,” an investigator stated.
As reported earlier by TOI, police have referenced a number of movies within the chargesheet. A few of these have been taken from the report of the oversight committee the place wrestlers had earlier appeared for his or her statements whereas Singh had additionally offered some movies throughout his questioning.
The chargesheet comes lower than 50 days after the police filed the FIRs within the case on the premise of the statements of the wrestlers who’ve been protesting towards Singh since January this 12 months.
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Wrestlers’ Protest: Minor’s father does u-turn on sexual harassment criticism towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan
The protests took an unpleasant activate Could 28 when the wrestlers tried to march in direction of the brand new parliament constructing on the day of its inauguration. The cops eliminated the wrestlers and their preparations at Jantar Mantar and booked them for violating the rules for holding protests given on the time of permission to sit down in at Jantar Mantar.
The wrestlers subsequently met Union residence minister Amit Shah and sports activities minister Anurag Thakur within the first week of June and suspended their protest after being promised a good probe and a chargesheet by June 15. The wrestlers additionally demanded the withdrawal of the case registered towards them, with the cops now to close that case.
Watch Delhi Police information chargesheet in FIRs registered towards former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
