Congress social media team member arrested for sexual harassment, released on bail

Chirag Patnaik was arrested on Monday after a former colleague accused him of sexual harassment, police said.

Update: 2018-07-31 08:18 GMT
A 16-year-old Delhi girl approached the police alleging that her parents tried to force her into changing her statement in favour of two men accused of raping her. (Representational image/PTI)

New Delhi: A member of the Congress social media team, Chirag Patnaik, was arrested on Monday after a former colleague accused him of sexual harassment, police said.

However, he was later released on bail, police said.

According to reports, Patnaik was booked on July 3 after a woman, a member of the Congress IT cell, accused him of molesting her. The woman left the team since then.

The woman also alleged that Congress’ social media head, Divya Spandana, refused to listen to her complaint against Patnaik.

However, on Tuesday, Spandana said an internal committee is investigating the matter.

 

 

Earlier in July, Spandana had issued a statement signed by 39 Congress social media team members defending Patnaik.

 

 

Meanwhile, the BJP has asked the Delhi police to conduct a thorough probe and demanded strict action against the accused.

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