Delhi Police beneficial cancellation of case filed by minor wrestler in opposition to WFI chief. The police advised the court docket that no corroborative proof have been discovered in opposition to the WFI chief.
“The cancellation report has been filed,” stated public prosecutor Atul Srivastava after Delhi Police filed a cancellation report within the POCSO case in opposition to Brij Bhushan. The case was based mostly on the allegations of the minor’s father, who recorded a contemporary assertion, later withdrawing the sexual assault prices.
“Within the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we now have submitted a police report beneath part 173 Cr PC requesting for a cancellation of the case based mostly upon statements of the complainant i.e., the daddy of the minor sufferer and the sufferer herself,” Delhi Police stated.
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The court docket has put up the matter for additional consideration on July 4.
In the meantime, one other group of Delhi Police is claimed to have filed the chargesheet within the case at Rouse Avenue Court docket within the nationwide capital.
The ACMM court docket of Deepak Kumar of Rouse Avenue Court docket has stored the matter for June 22 for consideration on cognizance level.
“The chargesheet has been filed beneath sections 354, 354D, 345A & 506 (1) of IPC,” stated Particular Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava.
Sources stated that the chargesheet incorporates statements of over 150 witnesses, however additionally they claimed that the chargesheet was ‘weak’.
In April, Delhi Police had registered two separate FIRs in opposition to Brij Bhushan based mostly on sexual harassment allegations.
The primary FIR pertains to the accusations made by a minor and has been filed beneath the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, together with related sections of the Indian Penal Code in regards to the act of outraging modesty.
The second FIR focuses on complete investigations into the complaints made by grownup complainants and entails related sections of the IPC associated to outraging of modesty.
(With inputs from companies)
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