Chandigarh: The First Info Report (FIR) lodged towards Haryana minister Sandeep Singh on a criticism by a lady athlete accuses him of making an attempt to kiss her; tugging at her T-shirt, which tore within the course of; and making an attempt to rape her, though she thwarted his bid.
ThePrint has accessed a duplicate of the FIR lodged at Chandigarh’s Sector 26 police station.
The athlete has additionally alleged that Singh stored threatening her after the incident on 1 July 2022, and that when she didn’t give in to his advances, she was transferred to Jhajjar from Panchkula.
Singh, who relinquished his sports activities portfolio Sunday, has denied all allegations and has termed this an try to malign his picture.
Particulars of FIR
In her criticism, the sufferer has alleged that on 1 July 2022, Sandeep Singh known as her on Snapchat and requested her to go to his dwelling in Sector 7 in Chandigarh “for the aim of verification of job paperwork”.
“I took a cab and met him in his workplace. Thereafter, he known as me into the adjoining cabin and sat alongside me on the couch. Subsequently, he stored his hand on my thigh and stated, ‘I such as you, cease this working round. I’ll sponsor you and confirm your Instagram account. You retain me completely satisfied and I can even do the identical.”
She added, “He (Sandeep) tried to kiss me. I opposed (him) and tried to push him apart, however (he) compelled himself on me and tore my T-shirt within the course of. I attempted to flee. For the reason that door of his workplace doesn’t have a lock, I managed to flee and was saved from a rape try.”
She has additional alleged that she introduced the incident to the discover of upper officers within the police and her personal division, however no motion was taken. “Somewhat, I used to be suggested that this matter pertains to Chandigarh and you may’t anticipate any motion towards a minister except you’ve gotten proof. I used to be suggested to neglect this incident and deal with my work,” she added.
She claimed that she remained silent however Singh continued sending messages on Instagram, harassing her mentally, and making makes an attempt to jeopardise her profession.
The Chandigarh police Saturday registered a felony case for towards Singh for stalking, unlawful confinement, sexual harassment, and felony intimidation.
The FIR is registered below sections 354, 354-A, 354-B, 342 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The police constituted a Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) Sunday to probe the allegations.
The police stated the SIT, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (East) Palak Goel, additionally contains inspectors Usha Rani and Ranjeet Singh. The crew will report back to SP (Metropolis) Shruti Arora and SSP (UT) Manisha Chaudhary.
On Sunday, Singh gave up his sports activities portfolio on “ethical grounds”, including that he had handed over the cost to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar till the investigation report is out. Nonetheless, he continues to carry the printing and stationery portfolio.
Singh, a former captain of the Indian hockey crew, was inducted as a minister of state after he received the Pehowa seat within the October 2019 meeting election as a Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) candidate.
(Edited by Smriti Sinha)
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