Over 20 girls had been allegedly taken to the Port Blair residence of former Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Islands, Jitendra Narain throughout his year-long tenure, with a few of them getting jobs in lieu of being sexually exploited, probe into the explosive ‘job-for-sex’ racket has revealed.
The lid was blown off the racket after a 21-year-old girl accused Narain and Labour Commissioner RL Rishi of gang rape and sexual assault. The girl, in her grievance, had stated that she was launched to Rishi through a resort proprietor when she was looking for a job. She alleged that the commissioner took her to the residence of the Chief Secretary the place she was supplied alcohol however she declined and was then assured authorities employment. Subsequently, she alleged, she was brutally and sexually abused by the 2 males, the Indian Categorical (IE) had reported.
The girl added that the assault was repeated two weeks later and as an alternative of the job, she was threatened to not disclose the assault to anybody.
In an unique scoop, The Indian Categorical has learnt that Name Information Data (CDRs) and cellular phone tower areas of cellphones of the 2 suspended bureaucrats and of the 21-year-old “match” the alleged sequence of occasions, as supplied by the girl.
IE additionally bought affirmation from its sources that the arduous disk of the digital video recorder of the CCTV digital camera on the Chief Secretary’s home was first erased and, subsequently, it was eliminated on the time of his switch from Port Blair to Delhi in July.
On his half, Narain has denied the fees in letters to the House Ministry and A&N administration, calling it a “conspiracy” towards him and claiming that he has “particular supplies which exhibit the faux nature of the case”.
He has additionally challenged his presence in Port Blair on one of many two dates given within the FIR and cited air tickets and appointment schedules to indicate his presence in New Delhi.
In a counter, the girl’s household reportedly instructed the police that there was a mix-up within the dates supplied by her and their testimonies have cleared the air.
A day after The Indian Categorical reported on the allegations, Narain was suspended on orders of the House Ministry on October 17 and has bought interim bail till November 14. Rishi has additionally been suspended and non-bailable warrants have been issued in his identify after his bail plea was rejected in Port Blair.
Testimonies from key witnesses, together with the Chief Secretary’s workers, have revealed that girls had been escorted to his home. Considered one of them has reportedly instructed the SIT shaped to probe the racket that he can be instructed to “decide up the ladies,” usually decide up meals from an area restaurant, serve it on the Chief Secretary’s home and later be requested to drop the ladies off at a pre-destined place, IE reported.
The girl’s household, in the meantime, stated they had been planning to maneuver the Supreme Court docket for cancellation of the previous Chief Secretary’s interim bail, granted by the Calcutta Excessive Court docket.
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