A court here on Friday deferred the order on the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police in a POCSO case against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. This case was lodged on the complaint filed by a minor woman wrestler.
Special (POCSO) Judge Chhavi Kapoor was on leave on Friday. Therefore, the order was deferred for November 25.
On August 1, the court had reserved its order on the cancellation report after noting the response of the minor wrestler and her father. They did not oppose the cancellation report.
The minor wrestler and her father appeared before the court and said that they were satisfied with the investigation of Delhi police, Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava had told media.
He also said that the daughter and her father did not oppose the cancellation report filed by the Delhi police.
They had appeared on the notice issued by the court. The hearing was conducted in a closed courtroom (In Camera Proceedings).
Delhi police had filed a cancellation report on June 15 in the POCSO case against Mr Singh.
Thereafter, Patiala House court on July 4 issued notice to the complainant/her father.
Delhi police on June 15 filed a cancellation report in Patiala House Court in the case filed against former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. This case was filed in the POCSO Act on a complaint by a minor wrestler.
The report contains more than 500 pages.
A charge sheet was also filed in Rouse Avenue Court in a sexual harassment case in the matter.
The Rouse Avenue court had issued a summon to Mr Singh after taking Cognizance of the charge sheet in a sexual harassment case.
Mr Singh appeared before the court and was granted bail in the matter.
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