New Delhi, Aug 3 A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar, former WFI assistant secretary, in a sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.
Following is the chronology of case:
- Apr 23, 2023: Women wrestlers start protest demanding Singh's arrest at Jantar Mantar.
- Apr 25, 2023: The Supreme Court takes note of seven wrestlers' plea, issues notice to Delhi Police.
- Apr 28, 2023: Delhi Police registers two FIRs against Singh at the Connaught Place police station.
- May 4, 2023: The Supreme Court closes case, noting that FIRs are registered. It asks police to provide security to complainant wrestlers.
- June 15, 2023: Delhi Police files chargesheet against Singh and Tomar under various Indian Penal Code sections, including sexual harassment. Police, however, filed a cancellation report in an FIR lodged by a minor wrestler against Singh.
- July 4, 2023: A sessions court seeks response from the minor wrestler and her father on the cancellation report.
- July 7, 2023: Delhi High Court allows minor wrestler to withdraw her plea seeking court-monitored probe as police filed the cancellation report after investigation.
- July 7, 2023: Delhi court takes cognisance of chargesheet and directs Singh and Tomar to appear before it on July 18.
- July 18, 2023: Singh and Tomar appear, get interim bail for two days.
- July 20, 2023: The two accused get regular bail.
- May 21 2024: Court frames charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against Singh; charge of criminal intimidation against Tomar in the case. It, however, discharged Singh in a complaint filed by one of the six women wrestlers, citing lack of sufficient evidence to back her claim.
- June 1, 2024: Trial begins.
- May 26, 2025: Court accepts Delhi Police's closure report and closes the case in a sexual harassment case filed by a wrestler accusing Singh of sexual harassment when she was a minor.
- July 2: Court reserves its order.
- August 3: Court acquits Singh and Tomar.
