On Thursday, the police detained Jitendra Narain, the former chief
secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in connection with a gang
rape complaint made by a lady who is now 21 years old. According to Phatick
Chandra Das, an attorney for the victim, Narain was taken into custody
after an attempt to secure anticipatory bail was denied by a local court.
After the verdict was announced, a group of police officers rushed to the
luxury resort where Narain was staying and escorted him to the Police Line
under tight protection. The top IAS officer was taken to the hospital for
evaluation after his detention.
secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in connection with a gang
rape complaint made by a lady who is now 21 years old. According to Phatick
Chandra Das, an attorney for the victim, Narain was taken into custody
after an attempt to secure anticipatory bail was denied by a local court.
After the verdict was announced, a group of police officers rushed to the
luxury resort where Narain was staying and escorted him to the Police Line
under tight protection. The top IAS officer was taken to the hospital for
evaluation after his detention.
Narain was interviewed three times by the SIT. The SIT was formed to
investigate claims that Narain and other high-ranking government officials
in Andaman and Nicobar Islands raped a 21-year-old woman who had been
enticed to the chief secretary’s house with the promise of a government
job.
