Sports Ministry holds no details of inquiry report on Brij Bhushan, reveals RTI
New Delhi: An exclusive report by The Quint has revealed through an RTI (Right to Information) inquiry that the Sports Ministry has no records of the investigation report on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former BJP MP and the former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
The probe into the allegations, which included accusations of sexual harassment, groping, and intimidation made by female wrestlers, was supposed to be overseen by an Oversight Committee led by M.C. Mary Kom. The committee was appointed by the government on 23 January 2023 to investigate the charges and manage the WFI's daily operations. Despite an extension of the submission deadline, the Ministry responded to an RTI query on 26 May, stating that the report is unavailable.
This investigation gained significant public attention, leading to an FIR being filed against Singh following the Supreme Court's intervention in May 2023. In June 2024, the Delhi Police submitted a 1,000-page charge sheet against Singh. On 10 May 2024, a Delhi court found sufficient evidence to charge Singh and WFI's suspended assistant secretary, Vinod Tomar, with sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of five female wrestlers. Both have denied the charges and opted to stand trial.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia criticized the government for the delays and discrepancies in handling the case, questioning the seriousness of the efforts to investigate the allegations.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
