The Delhi police on Friday told a lower court that a special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted to conduct inquiry into the sexual harassment case against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.

The submission was made before additional chief metropolitan magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal in response to the court’s earlier order directing the police to file a status report.

The police also filed a status report in a sealed cover and requested the court that the report must not be shared with anyone considering the nature of the case. The court posted the matter for the next hearing on May 27.

Last month the Delhi police registered two FIRs against Singh following prodding by the Supreme Court after seven wrestlers, including a minor, filed multiple complaints against him.

The Delhi police have also recorded the statement of Singh. “He was questioned for nearly three hours earlier this week,” a police official said.

A former Delhi police commissioner expressed shock over the police’s ‘casual’ approach in probing such a sensitive case.

“Why are the police treating Singh with kid gloves? First they were reluctant to register an FIR against him despite several complaints and now they have not arrested him even though they registered FIR against him after being prodded by the apex court. They are making a mockery of the entire investigation process,” the former commissioner told The Telegraph.