Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, aide Vinod Tomar acquitted in women wrestlers sexual harassment case

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Courts also acquitted co-accused Vinod Tomar, former Assistant Secretary of the WFI; Brij Bhushan says the court has honourably acquitted him; Vinesh Phogat says the women wrestlers would challenge the verdict before a higher court

Top female wrestlers vow to appeal following the controversial acquittal.

The case dates back to January 2023, when wrestlers, including Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, launched a protest at Jantar Mantar, accusing Brij Bhushan of sexual exploitation and intimidation.

A Delhi court has acquitted former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and assistant secretary Vinod Tomar. The acquittal came in a sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. Delhi Police had filed a chargesheet against Singh under several IPC sections. The court had previously ordered framing of charges f