Sexual harassment case: Woman coach records statement against Haryana minister and Olympian Sandeep Singh
Chandigarh, January 4: A woman coach, who charged Haryana Sports Minister and Olympian Sandeep Singh with sexual harassment, on Wednesday recorded her statement at a district court in Haryana.
"I have recorded my statement under Section 164 of the CrPC. This is the fifth time I have been called to record my statement. I am cooperating from my side, and for the fifth time, I am recording my statement, continuously for eight-nine hours without any rest, despite giving my phone to them without any hesitation," the woman coach said.
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The woman complainant also demanded immediate arrest of Sandeep Singh for alleged sexual harrasement. "He should have been arrested long back. Now, he should be arrested immediately and resign from the Cabinet," she said.
The woman coach's advocate Deepanshu Bansal also demanded the resignation and arrest of Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh.
"We are giving detailed information to the police from Day 1. Now it is up to the police. Why has Sandeep Singh not been arrested till now when non-bailable offences are registered against him? She (the woman coach) has submitted her statement under 164 CrPc today," Advocate Deepanshu Bansal said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the national-level woman coach, while addressing the media, claimed that until the minister resigned, the matter would be biased.
"I heard the Chief Minister's statement this morning, in which the Chief Minister himself is taking the side of Sandeep Singh. Until the minister resigns, it would be a matter of bias," she said.
She claimed that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was trying to influence the probe. "The Chandigarh Police did not put any pressure on me. The Haryana Police is trying to pressurise me," she further added.
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The coach's advocate Dipanshu Bansal said, "Questions have been answered for the last eight hours. Whatever records my client had, we have already handed over to the police. The phone has also been given to the police. She was questioned for the fourth time."
The advocate further added, "We will give 2 or 3 days time to the police for arresting Sandeep Singh. We will get the statement of 164 recorded by Tuesday itself."
Last month, the woman, who is a junior athlete coach, held a press conference at the office of the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), wherein she alleged that the minister harassed her from February to November last year, by repeated messages on social media and had touched her inappropriately and also threatened her in messages.
During the press briefing, the woman demanded that the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana immediately sack Sandeep Singh and set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter.
- ANI
