So far, three accused have been arrested within the case.
Port Blair:
Suspended Andaman and Nicobar Labour Commissioner R L Rishi was on Monday arrested in reference to the gangrape of a 21-year-old lady, police stated.
Rishi arrived right here aboard a flight from Chennai round 1 pm, and was taken into custody by the Andaman and Nicobar Police, they stated.
So far, three accused have been arrested within the case, together with former Andaman and Nicobar chief secretary Jitendra Narain and Sandeep Singh alias Rinku, a Port Blair-based businessman.
A particular investigation group (SIT) was constituted to probe allegations that the lady was lured to the chief secretary’s house with the promise of a authorities job, after which raped there on April 14 and May 1.
The SIT has already questioned Narain thrice.
The Andaman and Nicobar Police had on November 2 introduced a reward of Rs 1 lakh every for offering info on Singh and Rishi.
Singh, who had been on the run, was apprehended from Haryana on November 13.
The FIR within the case was registered on October 1 when Narain was posted because the chairman and managing director of the Delhi Financial Corporation.
The authorities suspended him on October 17 with quick impact.
The lady claimed within the criticism that as her father and stepmother didn’t handle her monetary wants, she wanted a job and was launched by some folks to the labour commissioner, as he was near the then chief secretary.
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