Congress media cell member Chirag Patnaik was arrested by Delhi Police on the night of 30 July on charges of molesting a former colleague, ANI reports.
The 39-year-old was charged in an FIR on 3 July under Sections 354A and 509 of the Indian Penal Code after the woman reported the incident.
Patnaik was released on bail shortly after being arrested, ANI reports.
The Congress tweeted on 31 July that an internal committee had been set up to probe the complaint.
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.
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The woman also alleged that Congress’ social media head, Divya Spandana, refused to listen to her complaint against Patnaik.
Regarding the allegations: The Social Media Dept has set up an Internal Committee and as per the provisions of the Act the Internal Committee is already investigating the complaint. In view of confidentiality of the investigation no further comments will be made.
— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) July 31, 2018
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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