NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings cricketer Shashank Singh and his father, retired Special Director General (DG) of Police Shailesh Singh, were booked by the Ratibad police in Bhopal following allegations by a domestic cook of assault, abuse and forced use of his mobile phone.According to an IANS report, the First Information Report (FIR) names Shashank Singh, his father Shailesh Singh and his driver, identified as Mishra, as accused. The case was registered under Sections 296 (B), 115 (2) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the police launched an investigation into the allegations. The complainant, Vipendra Singh Tomar, a resident of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh, told the police that he joined the job as a cook at the Singh family’s bungalow in Neelbad on June 25. He claimed that he was offered a monthly salary of Rs 15,000 along with food and accommodation.“I agreed to work here and stay in the residence after securing salary, food and accommodation,” Tomar said in his complaint.Tomar stated that he was later informed that there were defects in his work and that his mobile phone was taken.According to the complaint, the incident escalated on June 28 after he asked for her phone.“After preparing breakfast, I asked Shailesh Singh to return my mobile, but he refused. Ignoring this, I went to my room,” said Tomar.He also said that Shailesh Singh, Shashank Singh and their driver entered his room, abused and assaulted him.“They abused me and started assaulting me with their hands and fists. After me, they forced me out of the house,” said Tomar in his statement to the police.The accused also claimed that Rs 1,000 was transferred from his mobile phone, with the accused claiming that it had been deducted for food and accommodation expenses.