Wrestlers Protest: The father of the minor wrestler who had alleged sexual assault charges against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said he had filed a false case “out of anger.”

The father said the minor has corrected the earlier statement in court and to the police, in which she had levelled sexual assault charges. He made the admission during a television interview with a Haryana-based news channel-‘Khabrain Abhi Tak.’

The father said, “Some things were said out of anger in that, some of them are true and some things were wrongly said. Brij Bhushan is right at his place but the anger was there and out of anger some false things were said.”

“I have again given my statement and the things which were wrongly stated, I have corrected them,” the complainant’s father said.

Revenge for not being selected 

The father also said the decision to file the complaint against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan was his own and not his daughter’s.  He said he had filed a POCSO complaint against him in “revenge” after being overlooked for selection during camp.

Reacting to which, Brij Bhushan on Friday said, “All the matters are before the court. The government has also given an assurance that the chargesheet will be filed by June 15. Let the chargesheet be filed. I don’t think I should say anything now.”

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The six-time BJP MP, Brij Bhushan was booked by Delhi Police following allegations of sexual harassment.

The revelations have weaken the case of wrestlers who have been demanding immediate arrest of the BJP MP under POCSO Act.