Coach who accused Haryana minister of sexual harassment files police complaint

The minister, an Olympian and former captain of Indian Hockey team, has already termed all the allegations baseless.

Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh. (Photo: Twitter/@flickersingh)

Listen to this article

00:00

1x 1.5x 1.8x

A DAY after accusing Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh of sexual harassment, the woman junior coach filed a police complaint against him at Chandigarh Police headquarters in Sector 9 on Friday.

The woman submitted her complaint to SP (city) Shruti Arora. Later, the woman athlete met SSP (UT) Manisha Chaudhary along with SP (city) Shruti Arora. The complainant interacted with the two women IPS officers for at least one hour, narrating her allegations against the sports minister.

“We received a complaint against the Haryana sports minister from a woman. We will investigate all the allegations thoroughly,” SP Arora said.

Story continues below this ad

A police officer said, “The complaint filed against the Haryana Sports Minister was marked to Sector 26 police station SHO for investigation. The SHO will examine all aspects of the complaint.”

The minister, an Olympian and former captain of Indian Hockey team, has already termed all the allegations baseless.

After lodging the complaint, the woman coach, who was a member of Rio Olympics Indian women’s squad, said, “I was assured an impartial probe. I also raised my personal security concern. I have been receiving intimidating messages on my social media accounts. I have stopped attending phone calls. The minister harassed me between February and November in his office and other places. Once he conveyed to me to see him in Sector 7. Mostly he communicated through social media. He had touched me inappropriately at his cabin in his Chandigarh house. I narrated the sequence of events before the Chandigarh Police officers.”

The coach, who came to police headquarters alone, said, “I was forced to give an undertaking that I would fetch medals in an international event. I was told that if I failed, I will be shifted. I recently got transferred to Jhajjar, my home district, where there is no athletics track. Many others too are facing harassment in the department.”

Nitin Sharma

Nitin Sharma is an Assistant Editor with the sports team of The Indian Express. Based out of Chandigarh, Nitin works with the print sports desk while also breaking news stories for the online sports team. A Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award recipient for the year 2017 for his story ‘Harmans of Moga’, Nitin has also been a two-time recipient of the UNFPA-supported Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity for the years 2022 and 2023 respectively. Nitin mainly covers Olympics sports disciplines with his main interests in shooting, boxing, wrestling, athletics and much more. The last 17 years with The Indian Express has seen him unearthing stories across India from as far as Andaman and Nicobar to the North East. Nitin also covers cricket apart from women’s cricket with a keen interest. Nitin has covered events like the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 ODI World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup and the 2017 AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships. An alumnus of School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, from where he completed his Masters in Mass Communications degree, Nitin has been an avid quizzer too. A Guru Nanak Dev University Colour holder, Nitin’s interest in quizzing began in the town of Talwara Township, a small town near the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border. When not reporting, Nitin's interests lie in discovering new treks in the mountains or spending time near the river Beas at his hometown. ... Read More

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Loading Taboola...

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘Did Nazis ask Jews to leave?’: Netanyahu defies genocide allegations against Israel

World6 hr ago

Netanyahu defends Israel's actions in Gaza, blaming Hamas for using civilians as shields. He criticizes world leaders for appeasing evil and condemns their condemnation of Israel. He addresses recent attacks by Hamas and vows to bring all hostages home. The conflict has led to thousands of deaths, according to Hamas-run authorities.

View all shorts

Live Blog