Andaman gang-rape case: Suspended labour commissioner RL Rishi arrested in Port Blair

Suspended Andaman and Nicobar Labour Commissioner R L Rishi, accused of gang-raping a 21-year-woman, was arrested on Monday in reference to the case. The Andaman and Nicobar police took him into custody, after he arrived in Port Blair from Chennai overseas a flight round 1 PM on Monday, police mentioned, as reported by information company PTI.

Rishi has been absconding for over a month.

This is the third arrest within the Port Blair sex-for-job racket, together with A&N chief secretary Jitendra Narain and Sandeep Singh alias Rinku, a Port Blair-based businessman. While Narain, who’s the prime accused, was arrested by A&N police on November 10, Rinku was arrested from Karnal in Haryana on November 14. On November 2, the A&N police introduced a reward of Rs 1 lakh every for offering info on Singh and Rishi.

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A particular investigation group (SIT) was constituted to probe allegations by the girl who accused Narain and Rishi of sexual assault and gangrape on the Chief Secretary’s official residence alleging that that they had lured her with the promise of a authorities job. It was Rinku, who had launched her to the ex-labour commissioner.

On October 1, Narain and Rishi had been named within the FIR filed on the Aberdeen police station in Port Blair primarily based on the girl’s grievance. On October 17, Narain was suspended on orders of the Home Ministry, and Rishi was additionally suspended.

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Narain has been interrogated by the SIT thrice.