Delhi court has acquitted former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Monday acquitted BJP ex-MP and former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers. Suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar was also acquitted.Additional chief judicial magistrate Ashwini Panwar pronounced…
Brij Bhushan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday welcomed the Delhi court’s decision acquitting him in the sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers, describing it as a “happy day” for himself and his supporters while saying he would wait for the detailed judgment…
Vinesh Phogat and Brij Bhushan Saran Singh (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday said the fight against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was far from over, announcing that the wrestlers would challenge the Delhi court’s verdict acquitting him in the sexual harassment case involving…
A Delhi court acquitted Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case NEW DELHI: More than three years after India’s top wrestlers launched a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar alleging sexual harassment by then Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a Delhi court on Monday acquitted Singh and former WFI…
Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh stated the allegations were a conspiracy and he had faith in justice New Delhi: Hours after a Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the alleged sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers, he on Monday termed the allegations against…
File Pic: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (PTI Photo) A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the alleged sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers, bringing an end to a high-profile legal battle that had triggered widespread protests in…
Delhi high court closes Vinesh Phogat petition as infructuous NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday disposed of wrestler and three-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat’s petition challenging her initial exclusion from selection trials for the Asian Games, observing that the matter had become “infructuous”, even as it directed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to…
The HC upheld the de-affiliation of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar-led Maharashtra State Wrestling Association Swati DeshpandeMumbai: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed the state association’s writ petition against a decision of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and upheld the de-affiliation of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar-led Maharashtra State Wrestling Association (MSWA).On Jan…
Vinesh Phogat‘s hopes of making India’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games ended on Saturday after she lost 4-6 to Asian bronze medallist Meenakshi Goyat in the semifinals of the women’s 53kg category selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.The defeat ended Vinesh’s campaign after an eventful day in which she had…
NEW DELHI: After both the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games selection trials, attention has now shifted to a key unresolved issue – the weight category in which she will compete at the trials scheduled at the K D Jadhav indoor hall of the IG…
