Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Former BJP MP Acquitted in Wrestlers' Sexual Harassment Case
A former BJP MP named Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was accused of sexual harassment by women wrestlers.
The Delhi Police started the case and filed a chargesheet.
A Delhi court, led by Judge Ashwini Panwar, decided that there was not enough proof and cleared Singh.
He said he had once threatened to harm himself if found guilty, but he is now happy with the decision.
The court’s ruling was described by him as an honour and a fulfillment of destiny.
Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was acquitted in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.
The Delhi court, presided over by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar, delivered the judgment on Monday.
The case was initiated by the Delhi Police, which registered an FIR and filed a chargesheet.
Singh said he had threatened self-harm if found guilty, but celebrated the acquittal as a "happy day."
The court’s decision was described by Singh as an honour and a fulfillment of destiny.
- Who
- Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former BJP MP
- What
- Acquitted in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Delhi court
- Why
- Insufficient evidence to prove the charges
- Defendant
- Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
- Court
- Delhi court
- Judge
- Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar
- Case type
- Sexual harassment
- Verdict
- Acquittal