Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh has been booked on charges of sexual harassment and outraging modesty of a woman after a junior athletics coach filed a complaint against the Olympian.There is an attempt to spoil my image, the minister said, calling for a thorough investigation into the allegations.
"I hand over the responsibility of the sports department to the chief minister until the report of the investigation comes out," the minister said. A case under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment), 354-B (assault or criminal force to woman with intent of disrobe), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC has been registered against Sandeep Singh.