IAS officer detained in Jharkhand for sexually harassing IIT student: Police
The IAS officer was taken into custody on Monday night after a case was registered at the women’s police station in the district.
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The IAS officer was taken into custody on Monday night after a case was registered at the women’s police station in the district.
An IAS officer was detained in Jharkhand's Khunti district for allegedly sexually harassing a trainee engineering student, police said on Tuesday.
Jharkhand: The accused, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Khunti Syed Riaz Ahmed, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.
An IIT student filed a police complaint in Jharkhand’s Khunti district stating she was sexually harassed by an IAS officer, identified as Sub-Divisional Magistrate Syed Riyaz Ahmed. Police arrested him after an initial probe revealed the allegation was true.
KHUNTI, July 5: An IAS officer was detained in Jharkhand’s Khunti district for allegedly sexually harassing a trainee IIT student, police said on Tuesday. The officer, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Khunti Syed Riaz Ahmed, was taken into custody on Monday night after a case was lodged at the women’s police station, Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI. A case has been filed under IPC sections 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of […]