New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday summoned Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and suspended assistant secretary of the WFI Vinod Tomar after taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed against them for alleged sexual harassment, assault and stalking of six women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal at the Rouse Avenue court has asked the two to appear on July 18, The Indian Express reported.Female wrestlers have accused Singh of sexual harassment and molestation, and misuse of his authority. They launched a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar on April 23, accusing the police and Union government of shielding Singh and not taking their concerns seriously. On May 28, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new parliament building, the wrestlers were manhandled and detained by the Delhi Police. Their protest site at Jantar Mantar was also dismantled. Singh, meanwhile, attended the parliament inauguration.According to NDTV, the Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team has questioned more than 180 people in the case against Singh. The police also requested CCTV and other evidence against Singh from wrestling federations in five countries.While filing the chargesheet on June 15, the police also filed a 500-page cancellation report in the POCSO Act case that had been filed against Singh.
