Sexual harassment case: Delhi Police concludes arguments on charges against ex WFI chief Brij Bhushan Shar

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Delhi Police has concluded its arguments on the framing of charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in an alleged sexual harassment case lodged against him by women wrestlers...

Additional public prosecutor (APP) Atul Srivastava argued for Delhi police and submitted that the incidents of alleged sexual harassment, whether they happened overseas or within the country, were part of the same transaction..

On Thursday, Delhi Police began its arguments afresh on framing of charge against former WFI Chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Sexual harrasment case.. This case was lodged on the complaint filed by six women wrestlers..

Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Atul Srivastava also argued that there are multiple incidents within India and outside India when the accused sexually harassed the complainant wrestlers by touching their breasts and stomachs on the pretext of checking their breathing patterns...

APP also submitted that 44 people have been made witnesses, including six victims.. the APP submitted that on April 21, last year, six complaints of sexual harassment were filed with police against Singh by six female wrestlers...

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