Harassment charge: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's sister-in-law record statement in court

The sister-in-law of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, who has accused him of sexual harassment, recorded her statement in Saket court today, police said. The victim stood by the charges she has levelled against Khan in the statement recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC in Saket court, a senior police officer said. Yesterday, the complainant had approached the Jamia Nagar police station alleging that Khan had put pressure on her to get into a sexual relationship with him, added the officer.

She had also accused her husband of demanding dowry and building pressure on her to get intimate with Khan, added the officer.

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A case under IPC sections 354(A) (sexual harassment), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) was registered against Khan and the woman's husband.