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Wrestlers Protest: Delhi Court Summons Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh On July 18

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: Delhi court summons Brij Bhushan Singh on July 18.

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BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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Rouse Avenue Court has summoned tainted MP and WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and his assitant, Vinod Tomar after taking cognisance of the chargesheet in the case of sexual harassment allegations by wrestlers.

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal has directed Brij Bhushan to appear before the court on July 18.

The court has listed the matter for July 18.

The city police had filed a chargesheet against Brij Bhushan, a six-time MP, on June 15 under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.

Tomar was charged with offences under Sections 109 (abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment), 354, 354A and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
(With PTI inputs)