Deputy police commissioner Pranav Tayal said Singh - a sixtime member of Parliament (MP) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - was charged under sections 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage modesty), 354A (sexual harassment) and 354D (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). His aide, former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, was charged under IPC sections 109 (abetment), 354, 354A, and 506 (criminal intimidation), added Tayal.
A police officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said investigators found evidence against Singh but he might not be arrested immediately because the maximum punishment he faces is five years in jail, lower than the seven-year imprisonment threshold for arrest prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure and Supreme Court guidelines. Singh's arrest was one of the key demands of the protesting wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia, Rio Games bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, and double World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat.
Singh faces a maximum jail term of five years under Section 354, three years under 354A, and three years under 354D. In case an accused has been convicted under 354D previously, they face up to five years in jail.
The police officer quoted above added that Singh and Tomar had not been arrested because they cooperated with the investigation and answered all questions asked of them.
"It is a charge sheet; not a final report. So, whatever the investigators get after filing the primary charge sheet, will certainly be included in the supplementary charge sheet/s," said the first officer.
The 1,082-page charge sheet was submitted to additional chief metropolitan magistrate Deepak Kumar at Rouse Avenue court. It was put up for consideration on June 22.
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