Former DGP Rajesh Das evades police arrest
Former Director-Common of Police Rajesh Das, who was convicted of sexually harassing a lady Superintendent of Police, reportedly evaded the police after they went to execute an arrest warrant issued by a trial court docket.
Mr. Das had sexually harassed the SP after they have been concerned in safety preparations for then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami throughout an election marketing campaign in February 2021. Mr. Das was convicted on June 16, 2023, after a trial by the Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace court docket in Villupuram and sentenced to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment below Part 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Lady (Modification) Act, 2002, apart from being levied a fantastic.
Subsequently, the Principal Classes Courtroom in Villupuram confirmed the three-year sentence imposed by a decrease court docket on Mr. Das, whereas dismissing the enchantment filed by him. On February 12, the Principal Classes Courtroom directed the trial court docket to safe him.
On Friday, the Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace Courtroom issued a warrant towards Mr. Das and directed the Crime Department-CID Police to execute the arrest warrant. “Mr. Das was not obtainable within the tackle already given by him when the CB-CID Police workforce went to execute the court docket warrant for his arrest. Searches are on to hint him,” police sources mentioned.
