Guwahati: City police have added Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, in the case registered against singer Angarag Papon Mahanta for "inappropriately kissing" a minor girl, who is a contestant of a singing reality TV show where Papon was a judge.

Section 67A deals with publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit act in electronic form.

The incident happened during a pre-Holi celebration where the singer and a few kids of the reality show were interacting with fans through a Facebook live video. Following the controversy, Papon quit as judge from the reality show.

An official source said the police filed a prayer in the court of chief judicial magistrate, Kamrup (metro), on Monday for adding the new section.

The case (number 502/2018) was registered against Papon at Dispur police station on February 24 under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, which deals with aggravated sexual assault, on the basis of a complaint filed by the Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

A team of city police, led by additional deputy commissioner of police (crime) Rosie Kalita, which had gone to Mumbai on Thursday to investigate the allegations against Papon, returned on Monday.

Kalita declined to make any comment on the progress of the investigation, citing the "sensitivity" of the case.

A source, however, said the police team had recorded the statements of the girl, the producers of the show and others who were present at the spot when the incident happened.

Supreme Court lawyer Runa Bhuyan was the first to file a complaint against Papon with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on February 22, accusing him of "sexually assaulting" the minor.

The NCPCR had issued a notice to both Papon and the TV channel and decided to revise its guidelines for channels using children in their show to prevent similar incidents.

Papon, however, had claimed that he was being "victimised" for no fault of his as he would "never commit an indecent act".

"I have full faith in the judicial system and eventually the truth will prevail. In the interim, I would appreciate that my privacy is respected," he had written on his Facebook page.