Tag: Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed

  • Jharkhand: IAS officer Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed suspended over sexual harassment of IIT student

    Express News Service

    RANCHI:  IAS officer Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed, who was posted as sub-divisional magistrate in Khunti and arrested earlier this week for allegedly sexually harassing an IIT student, has been suspended.

    As per the FIR lodged by the victim at Mahila Police Station in Khunti on July 4, the bureaucrat harassed her sexually after making her drunk early in the morning on July 2.

    A statement from the chief minister’s office said, “Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed to suspend Syed Riyaz Ahmed, working as SDM in Khunti. The SDM was accused of sexual harassment.” 

    Ahmed is facing charges under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), police said.

    A court on July 5 remanded the officer to judicial custody for 14 days.

    According to the police, the alleged incident happened during a party on Friday night, which continued till early morning on Saturday, and when very few people were left at the venue in the wee hours.

    The complainant is said to be a student who had come to Khunti for a month to pursue her internship.

    When the SDM found her alone at the party, he allegedly sexually harassed her there, the victim told the police in a statement.

    The police, prima facie, found the allegation to be true after Ahmed and some guests who attended the party were questioned.

    (With PTI Inputs)

  • Jharkhand IAS officer arrested for sexually harassing an IIT student suspended

    By Express News Service

    RANCHI: IAS officer Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed, who was posted as Sub-divisional Magistrate in Khunti and arrested for sexually harassing an IIT student pursuing her internship, has been suspended.

    The IAS officer allegedly tried to kiss and molest the student at a party thrown by him at his residence.

    As per the FIR lodged by the victim at Mahila Police Station in Khunti, Ahmed harassed her sexually after plying her with drinks during the party early in the morning on July 2.

    An official communique from the Chief Minister’s Office said CM Hemant Soren had directed that suspension orders be issued to the Khunti SDM.

    “Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed to suspend Syed Riyaz Ahmed, working as SDM in Khunti. The SDM was accused of sexual harassment,” stated the  official communiqué from CMO.

    According to police, the party had begun late in the night on Friday and continued till early morning on Saturday.

    The incident allegedly took place on Friday morning when very few people remained at the party, the cops said.

    The complainant is said to be a student of rural development at IIT Mandi and had come down to Khunti for a month to complete her internship.