Delhi court grants bail to Indian wrestling body chief in sexual harassment case
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India and also a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has denied any wrongdoing. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India and a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, who is accused of sexually harassing six female wrestlers, arrives to appear before a court in New Delhi, India, July 18, 2023. Reuters
A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail for two days to the chief of India's wresting body who is accused of sexually harassing six female wrestlers.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India and also a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has denied any wrongdoing.
Magistrate HS Jaspal said he would hear the case next on Thursday.
A trial court admitted this month a case of sexual harassment and intimidation against Singh.
But the delay in taking action drew global attention when top wrestlers threatened in May to throw their medals into the Ganges, Hinduism's holiest river, in protest about five months after accusing Singh of groping young women during tournaments.
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