Khunti: An IAS officer, District SDO Riyaz Ahmed was detained in Jharkhand's Khunti district for allegedly sexually harassing a trainee engineering student from IIT, police said on Tuesday. The officer of the 2019 batch was taken into custody on Monday night after a case was lodged at the Khunti women's police station, Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar said.
A case has been filed under IPC sections 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), he said. Eight engineering students from outside the state, including the survivor, were in Khunti for training, Kumar said. They attended a dinner hosted at the Deputy Development Commissioner's residence on Saturday when the incident took place, he said.
IAS officer held in Jharkhand for sexually harassing student: Police
At the party, the IAS officer found the female student alone, and allegedly sexually harassed her, she told police in a statement. Prima facie, the allegation was found to be true after the officer and some guests who attended the party were questioned, the SP said. The student was sent for a medical check-up, he said. (Agency inputs)