Sexual harassment case: Brij Bhushan Singh claims contradiction in witnesses' account, urges court to discharge him

Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday urged a Delhi court to discharge him in the sexual harassment case lodged by six woman wrestlers, claiming there were contradictions in the statements of witnesses produced by the prosecution, reported PTI.

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.(PTI)

"Since there are material contradictions in the statements of the prosecution witnesses, that itself calls for discharge of the accused (Brij Bhushan) as the contradictions have the effect of taking the case away from the arena of grave suspicion, towards only mere suspicion," advocate Rajeev Mohan, representing Singh, told the court.

The advocate argued that the Oversight Committee formed to look into the case had to recommend the registration of FIR within seven days, but did not do so. He added that it is safe to assume that the Oversight Committee did not find a prima facie case against the BJP MP.