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Delhi court lists wrestlers' appeal for October 9
The Hindu··28 Sept
A Delhi court issued notice on an appeal by four women wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's acquittal. The appeal also challenges Vinod Tomar's acquittal on criminal intimidation. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh posted further proceedings for October 9. A magisterial court had acquitted both men on August 3, citing lack of evidence in the harassment case.
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What It Means For You
- The notice keeps the wrestlers' challenge alive after the August 3 acquittal.
- Further hearings are listed for October 9 before Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh.
- Tomar remains on the same appeal path on the criminal intimidation count.
What's Happening
- Four women wrestlers filed the criminal appeal on Friday against the magistrate's verdict.
- The court issued notice to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Vinod Tomar and the State.
- The plea calls the acquittal unsustainable and based on selective appreciation of evidence.
What the court record shows
- On August 3, the magisterial court acquitted Singh, a former BJP MP, in a case filed by six women wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat.
- The same court also acquitted former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.
- The plea says the judgment rested on stereotypical assumptions about how sexual assault victims behave.
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