NEW DELGI: A court in Delhi has formally charged
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
, the former chief of the
Wrestling Federation of India
(WFI), with
sexual harassment
, intimidation, and outraging the modesty of women.
The charges were framed on Tuesday in a criminal case brought forward by
female wrestlers
. When asked to enter his plea before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM)
Priyanka Rajpoot
, Singh maintained his innocence and opted for a trial.
"Why will I plead guilty when I am not guilty?" Singh said.
Furthermore, the court also charged
Vinod Tomar
, the former assistant secretary of the WFI, with criminal intimidation in the same case.
As a consequence of the sexual harassment allegations against him, Singh, who currently serves as a BJP Member of Parliament from Kaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh, was denied a ticket to run in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Instead, the party has nominated his son, Karan Bhushan Singh, to contest the seat.
(Inputs from PTI)
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