Ranchi: Suspended SDM of Khunti Syed Riaz Ahmed who was lodged in jail in a sexual harassment case has got bail from the court. The bail has been granted by the court of Additional Sessions Judge (One) Sanjay Kumar.
After being accused of sexual abuse the government had issued a notification and suspended Khunti SDM Syed Riaz Ahmed. A group of students of IIT Mandi had come to do internship in Khunti. The SDM had thrown a party in which all the students had been invited for a party. One of the girl students had accused the SDM of sexual harassment.
An FIR was lodged against Khunti SDM Syed Riyaz Ahmed in the women’s police station of Khunti district regarding this matter. After the FIR was registered, Khunti police arrested Khunti SDM Syed Riaz Ahmed and sent him to jail.