Andaman gang-rape case: Labour Commissioner R. L. Rishi remanded to police custody
The Hindu
The police arrested Rishi on Monday after he reached Port Blair from Chennai
A local court on Tuesday remanded Andaman and Nicobar Labour Commissioner Rishishwar Lal Rishi to seven days’ police custody in connection with the gang-rape case filed by a 21-year-old woman against him and others including a former chief secretary.
The police arrested Rishi on Monday after he reached Port Blair from Chennai.
He was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate Ayan Majumder’s court on Tuesday. The CJM, after hearing all the parties, sent him to police remand till November 29.
So far, three accused have been arrested in the case, including former chief secretary Jitendra Narain and Port Blair-based businessman Sandeep Singh alias Rinku.
A special investigation team (SIT) was constituted to probe allegations that the 21-year-old woman was lured to the chief secretary’s home with the promise of a government job, and then raped there by top officials including Narain there.
The SIT has already questioned Narain thrice. He will be once again produced before the CJM on Wednesday.
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