New Delhi: Delhi Police filed a final report before a court here seeking cancellation of a sexual harassment case filed by a minor wrestler against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh. "In the POCSO matter, after completion of the investigation, we have submitted a police report under section 173 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) requesting for a cancellation of the case based upon statements of the complainant i.e., the father of the minor victim and the victim herself," Delhi police said in a statement.
The police report claimed that no corroborative evidence was found in the allegations levelled by the minor. The court has adjourned the case to July 4. Additional Sessions Judge Rajinder Singh in Patiala House court is likely to take up the report for consideration on that day.
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"We have filed the final report in the POCSO case. The next date of hearing is on July 4," Special Public Prosecutor, Atul Srivastava told the reporters, waiting in front of the court premises. He did not take questions on the contents of the final report and the recommendations made in the final report and how it would impact the proceedings against the BJP MP.
On June 8, the father of the minor wrestler confessed that he deliberately accused Brij Bhushan of sexually harassing his daughter and filed a criminal complaint against him. He also claimed that his motive in levelling a false charge was to seek revenge against the WFI chief for what he perceived as an injustice against his daughter.
The admission weakened the case against the saffron party Parliamentarian whose name was tagged to the India's ace wrestlers protesting and threatening to consign their medals in River Ganga. On April 28, Delhi Police registered two FIRs against Singh at the Connaught Place Police Station. The BJP MP has denied all the charges and said he will hang himself even if a single allegation is proven against him.
