WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh is facing sexual harassment charges from six wrestlers. PTI
A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case that has been filed by some of the country’s top wrestlers.
Besides Brij Bhushan, ex-WFI secretary Vinod Tomar, a co-accused in the case, was also granted bail by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts, according to LiveLaw.
Brij Bhushan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from the Kaiserganj constituency in Uttar Pradesh, has been accused of sexually harassing several female wrestlers.
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Several leading wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and world championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, took to the streets of Delhi in protest against Brij Bhushan demanding his resignation from the role of WFI chief as well as his arrest.
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