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RANCHI: IAS officer Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed, who was once posted as sub-divisional Justice of the Peace in Khunti and arrested previous this week for allegedly sexually harassing an IIT pupil, has been suspended.
As consistent with the FIR lodged by means of the sufferer at Mahila Police Station in Khunti on July 4, the bureaucrat careworn her sexually after making her under the influence of alcohol early within the morning on July 2.
A observation from the executive minister’s workplace mentioned, “Leader Minister Hemant Soren has directed to droop Syed Riyaz Ahmed, running as SDM in Khunti. The SDM was once accused of sexual harassment.”
Ahmed is dealing with fees below IPC sections 354 (attack or legal power to lady with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (phrase, gesture or act supposed to insult the modesty of a girl), police mentioned.
A courtroom on July 5 remanded the officer to judicial custody for 14 days.
In keeping with the police, the alleged incident took place all over a birthday celebration on Friday evening, which persevered until early morning on Saturday, and when only a few other folks had been left on the venue within the wee hours.
The complainant is alleged to be a pupil who had come to Khunti for a month to pursue her internship.
When the SDM discovered her on my own on the birthday celebration, he allegedly sexually careworn her there, the sufferer informed the police in a observation.
The police, prima facie, discovered the allegation to be true after Ahmed and a few visitors who attended the birthday celebration had been wondered.
(With PTI Inputs)