Desk: Former Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh has got immediate relief in the sexual harassment case. Chandigarh District Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh in the junior coach sexual exploitation case. During the hearing, his lawyers presented their views before the court in favor of granting anticipatory bail to Minister Sandeep Singh, while the junior women coach’s lawyers Sameer Sethi and Dipanshu Bansal opposed the anticipatory bail on the grounds of merit. Reacting to Sandeep Singh getting relief from the court, the junior women’s coach said that she will challenge this decision in the Punjab-Haryana High Court.

Let us tell you that if Sandeep Singh’s anticipatory bail had been rejected, he could have been arrested. In fact, in this case, non-bailable sections 354 and 354-B have been imposed on him. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Chandigarh Police has presented the charge sheet in the court in this case. Chandigarh Police has registered a case against Sandeep Singh under sections 342, 354, 354A, 354B, 506 and 509.

Know what is the whole matter

On December 26, 2022, a junior female coach had filed a complaint against Haryana Minister Sandeep Singh in the Chandigarh Police regarding sexual harassment. After investigating the matter, the police had registered a case against Minister Sandeep Singh under sections 342, 354, 354A, 354B, 506 on December 31.

Difficulty increased after SIT investigation

Considering the seriousness of the matter, SIT was formed to investigate the matter under the supervision of DSP East Palak Goyal. Women police station in-charge Inspector Usha, Cyber ​​police station in-charge Inspector Ranjit Singh and woman SI Kiranta were also included in the SIT. After investigating the case, the SIT had also added section 509 to the case registered by the police.

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