‘Had Trust In Lord Hanuman, Judiciary’: Ex-WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh On POCSO Case Closure

Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 16:56 IST

A Delhi Court on Monday accepted the closure report filed by the Police for cancellation of sexual harassment case filed under POCSO against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Ex-WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. (File)

Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday expressed happiness after Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Monday accepted the cancellation report filed by the Police in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against him, saying that he had a lot of trust on Lord Hanuman and judiciary.

While speaking to the reporters in Ayodhya, Singh said, “I have great faith in Lord Hanuman and myself… When allegations were levelled against me on January 18, 2023, I said it was a lie… Everything I said turned out to be true… The sections that were imposed to prevent harassment are being misused today… I have great faith in the judiciary."

He further emphasised that several sections that were imposed to prevent harassment are being misused today.

A Delhi Court on Monday accepted the closure report filed by the Police for cancellation of sexual harassment case filed under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by a wrestler against the former WFI chief.

“Cancellation accepted," Additional Sessions Judge Gomti Manocha said.

Singh had appeared before the court during the proceedings, while the complainant was also called to record and verify statements in the case.

On May 17, the court had summoned the complainant wrestler, who had accused Brij Bhushan of sexual harassment when she was a minor.

The Delhi Police had previously filed a cancellation report in June 2023 after the victim withdrew her statement.

During court proceedings on August 1, 2023, the complainant and her father expressed satisfaction with the police investigation, and had not opposed the closure report in the case.

The police had recommended dropping the POCSO case against Singh, but charged him with sexual harassment and stalking in a separate case lodged by six women wrestlers. The police had recommended the cancellation of the complaint involving the minor wrestler, saying “no corroborative evidence" was found.

The FIR on the accusations made by the minor wrestler was filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, along with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) concerning the act of outraging modesty.

However, the father of the minor wrestler later stepped forward and claimed that he had filed a “false" complaint of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan.

The father alleged that his actions were driven by anger and frustration over the WFI Chief’s perceived biased treatment towards his daughter.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Ayodhya, India, India

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