Prateek Tanmay
3 min readBhopalJun 30, 2026 04:18 PM IST
IPL cricketer Shashank Singh and his father, a retired IPS officer, have been booked in Bhopal after their domestic cook alleged that he was assaulted, abused and forced to transfer money after demanding the return of his mobile phone. The cricketer has denied the allegations.
The FIR was registered at Ratibad police station against Shashank, who plays for the Punjab Kings, his father, Shailesh Singh, and their driver.
According to the FIR, the complainant, Vipendra Singh Tomar (31), a resident of Chokhandi Tumran Purwa in Rewa district, said he works as a cook and had travelled to Bhopal three days before the incident after being offered employment at Shailesh Singh’s residence through acquaintances.
He told police that he was promised a salary of Rs 15,000 a month, along with food and accommodation, and was also assured that he would receive help in securing a government job in the future.
“I agreed to stay there and started working,” he said.
The complainant alleged that soon after joining work, he was constantly criticised and his mobile phone was taken away.
“They kept finding faults in my work. The cook already working there was also abused. When I spoke about leaving the job, I was told, ‘Why did you come here if you don’t want to work?’ They took away my mobile phone,” the FIR quotes him as claiming.
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According to the complaint, on the morning of June 28, after preparing breakfast, he asked Shailesh Singh to return his phone.
“He refused. I became angry and went to my room,” Tomar claimed.
The FIR states that Tomar locked himself inside the room because he feared he would be assaulted. He alleged that Shailesh Singh, Shashank Singh and their driver entered the room and attacked him.
“After beating me, they threw me out of the house,” he alleged.
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He claimed he was forced to transfer Rs 1,000 from his mobile phone towards food and accommodation charges.
When contacted, Shashank said, “The allegation made against my family and us is completely baseless, and there is no truth in it. We have removed Vipendra after he was caught stealing in our home… The allegation of him getting beaten is completely baseless and malicious to spoil my and my family’s name.”
Additional DCP Rashmi Agrawal Dubey said, “The FIR was registered yesterday at Ratibad police station based on a complaint regarding an incident of assault. Three individuals have been named as accused in the case. The names include Shailesh Singh, his son, and their driver. His son, cricketer Shashank Singh, has also been named as an accused.”
“The victim has undergone a medical examination, and further action will be taken based on the medical report. If the medical report indicates any serious injury, action will be taken accordingly. Prima facie, the incident does not appear to involve a severe assault,” she said.
