Amritsar, July 29 -- Chief Khalsa Diwan's (CKD) additional honourary secretary Harinderpal Singh Sethi has been booked allegedly for sexually harassing and assaulting a minor girl who is his close relative, officials said on Monday. The accused is the son of CKD vice president Santokh Singh Sethi.

According to the FIR accessed by HT, Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8, 10 and 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were slapped at Ranjit Avenue police station on June 26.

The 17-year-old victim is based in Delhi. Her mother has also been nominated in the FIR as co-accused. A senior official, who did not want to be quoted, said, "The complainant ...