The bail will remain intact
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to cancel the bail of Jitendra Narayan, former Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar. The Supreme Court has given a major relief to Jitendra Narayan, the former Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration. The SC said the bail granted by the High Court would remain intact.
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- 1 The SC rejected the bail plea of the victim and the Andaman administration
- 2 Also read this
- 3 Port Blair Bench of Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Jitendra Narayan
- 4 Accused is trying to destroy evidence
- 5 Challenged the Andaman administration
- 6 Government jobs were offered
- 7 An FIR was lodged against Narayan on 1 October 2022
- 8 The government suspended it on October 17 with immediate effect
The SC rejected the bail plea of the victim and the Andaman administration
Also read this
The Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of the victim and the Andaman administration. The Supreme Court has asked the trial court to complete the hearing soon. With this, the administration has been asked to act on the complaint of the victim.
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Port Blair Bench of Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Jitendra Narayan
In February this year, the Port Blair bench of the Calcutta High Court granted bail to Jitendra Narayan. The victim and the Andaman-Nicobar Administration filed a petition in the Supreme Court for this.
Accused is trying to destroy evidence
Earlier, the interim protection granted by the Calcutta High Court to accused former Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Jitendra Narayan was challenged in the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that we have CCTV footage and other evidence that the accused is trying to destroy evidence.
Challenged the Andaman administration
In fact, the Port Blair Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court had granted interim transit protection from arrest to former Chief Secretary Jitendra Narayan. Also asked to appear before the SIT probing the gang-rape allegations. This was challenged by the Andaman administration.
Government jobs were offered
Earlier, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the police questioned former Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Jitendra Narayan in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 21-year-old girl. The victim alleged that she was called to the then Chief Secretary Narayan’s house on the pretext of getting a government job and was raped by top officials including Narayan.
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An FIR was lodged against Narayan on 1 October 2022
In the FIR filed in the case, Labor Commissioner RL Rishi has also been accused of raping the woman, while the police inspector and the hotel owner have been accused of aiding and abetting the crime. An FIR was lodged against Narayan on 1 October 2022. When he was transferred to the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Delhi Financial Corporation.
The government suspended it on October 17 with immediate effect
On October 17, the government suspended him with immediate effect. The woman claimed in the FIR that the Chief Secretary had appointed “7800 candidates” in various departments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration only “on the basis of recommendation” without any “formal interview”. The victim alleged that she was called to the chief secretary’s house on the pretext of a government job and raped on April 14 and May 1, 2022.