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The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrived at the residence of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda..
According to the details, the police arrived at Singh's residence to record the statements of 12 people in connection with the allegations of sexual harassment against Singh...
At the spot, the Delhi Police collected the names, addresses and identity cards of the people who gave their statements...
Earlier on April 28, the Delhi Police had registered two FIRs against the WFI chief, at the Connaught Place police station, including one on the basis of a complaint from the father of a minor wrestler invoking the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that entails a prison term of up to seven years on conviction...
The FIRs registered following a Supreme Court order have charged him under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including assaulting a woman to outrage her modesty (section 354), sexual harassment (354A) and stalking (354D), which are punishable with jail terms of two-three years...
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