New Delhi: Senior Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday questioned why Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Sharan Singh, who’s going through sexual harassment prices by feminine wrestlers, wasn’t arrested regardless of a case was registered towards him beneath the ‘non-bailable POCSO Act’. After assembly the protesting grapplers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, Sidhu additionally questioned the ‘motive’ behind defending Singh. The WFI chief, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, is within the eye of a storm after prime Indian wrestlers levelled sexual harassment prices towards him.
“To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. Why was the FIR delayed? Not making the FIR public reflects that the FIR is mild and not corroborative to the complainant’s complaint,” Navjot Singh Sidhu stated in a tweet.
He added that the intent is ‘questionable’ and the ‘motive’ is to guard the accused.
“Are things being swept under the carpet? Why is the officer who delayed the FIR not being tried under Section 166 of IPC as he was duty bound to register an FIR which is mandatory in case of a cognizable offence as per Lalita Kumari vs Govt.of UP judgement of The Hon’ble Supreme Court?,” the Congress chief requested.
He additionally stated that with Brij Bhushan being on the helm of affairs, a good investigation is ‘inconceivable’.
The solely approach ahead to a significant investigation and to uncover the reality is ‘custodial interrogation’, Sidhu stated, and added that with out it, a good investigation is ‘meaningless’.
To know what is true and to not do it’s the worst cowardice !!! …. why was the FIR delayed ? ……. Not making the FIR public displays that the FIR is delicate and never corroborative to the complainant’s grievance….. intent is questionable and motive is to guard the accused……… pic.twitter.com/5ZXxE3AlfO
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) May 1, 2023
A gaggle of prime wrestlers, who first levelled allegations of sexual harassment towards Singh in January, resumed their sit-in on April 23 on the Jantar Mantar to demand that the findings of the Centre-appointed panel that probed the fees be made public.
It is notable that Singh has been booked beneath sections of outraging the modesty of a lady, stalking, and Section 10 of the POCSO Act in two FIRs.
Subsequently, two FIRs had been filed towards the BJP MP, the primary pertaining to allegations levelled by a minor, which has been registered beneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act together with related sections of the Indian Penal Code regarding outraging modesty.
The second FIR has been registered for finishing up complete investigations into the complaints by grownup complainants beneath related IPC sections pertaining to outraging of modesty.
Singh, nevertheless, has denied the fees towards him.
