A Delhi court has adjourned to September 28 the hearing on an appeal by four women wrestlers challenging the acquittal of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar. The wrestlers argue that the trial court incorrectly assessed evidence in the sexual harassment case.

Thousands of supporters lined the route from the airport, while flower petals were showered on his convoy using excavators. Slogans of "Sher Aaya" (the lion has arrived) rang out, and fireworks were set off as hundreds of vehicles accompanied his convoy