Former Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Jitendra Narain arrested in alleged sexual assault case

Former Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Islands Chief Secretary Jitendra Narain was arrested on Thursday in reference to the alleged gang-rape and sexual assault case of a 21-year-woman, reported The Indian Express. A periods courtroom in Port Blair rejected his anticipatory bail plea, his lawyer Phatick Chandra Das mentioned.

The periods courtroom was listening to Narain’s anticipatory bail plea after the Supreme Court had requested him on Monday to strategy the jurisdiction courtroom.

After the courtroom’s verdict, a police workforce reached a non-public resort the place he had been staying and took his custody.

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Narain is predicted to be produced in courtroom at the moment, He will face custodial interrogation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that the Andaman and Nicobar police have arrange.

The SIT, constituted to probe the allegations, questioned Narain thrice in reference to the case, reported PTI.

In October, the lady accused Narain and A&N Labour Commissioner R L Rishi of sexual assault and gang-rape on the chief secretary’s official residence. She had alleged that she was lured to the chief secretary’s home with the promise of a authorities job after which raped on April 14 and May 1.

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An FIR was registered in opposition to him on October 1 when Narain was posted because the chairman and managing director of the Delhi Financial Corporation. He was suspended on October 17 with quick impact.