Former Director-Normal of Police Rajesh Das, who was convicted of sexually harassing a girl Superintendent of Police, reportedly evaded the police once they went to execute an arrest warrant issued by a trial courtroom.
Mr. Das had sexually harassed the SP once 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 courtroom 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 wonderful.
Subsequently, the Principal Classes Courtroom in Villupuram confirmed the three-year sentence imposed by a decrease courtroom on Mr. Das, whereas dismissing the enchantment filed by him. On February 12, the Principal Classes Courtroom directed the trial courtroom to safe him.
On Friday, the Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace Courtroom issued a warrant in opposition to Mr. Das and directed the Crime Department-CID Police to execute the arrest warrant. “Mr. Das was not available in the address already given by him when the CB-CID Police team went to execute the court warrant for his arrest. Searches are on to trace him,” police sources stated.