The Delhi Police has filed an software within the Rouse Avenue Court to file the statements, beneath the Code of Criminal Procedure’s (CrPC) Section 164, of the remaining wrestlers, who’ve accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.
As per sources, the recording of statements beneath Section 164 will start on Friday.
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The listening to within the case of wrestlers can be scheduled to happen in Rouse Avenue Court on Friday.
On Wednesday, the court docket had sought from the Delhi Police a standing report pertaining to the sexual harassment case in opposition to Singh.
During the listening to, the decide had issued discover to police on protesting wrestlers’ plea in search of monitoring of the investigation and recording of the assertion of the alleged victims earlier than the court docket.
Since April 23, distinguished Indian wrestlers akin to Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, who’ve achieved Olympic and World Championships recognition, have been staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in opposition to WFI chief.
Farmers have additionally prolonged their help to wrestlers and had arrived from Haryana and Punjab on Monday to be part of the wrestlers’ protest.
Last month, Delhi Police registered two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) in opposition to the WFI chief, primarily based on sexual harassment allegations. The first FIR pertains to the accusations made by a minor and has been filed beneath the Protection of Children 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 includes related sections of the IPC associated to outraging of modesty.