Indian Youth Congress (IYC) nationwide president Srinivas B.V. File
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The Assam Police on Sunday requested Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas B.V. to appear earlier than it by May 2 for questioning in reference to allegations of harassment and gender discrimination in opposition to him by now-expelled social gathering chief Angkita Dutta.
A police group from Assam issued a notice to Mr. Srinivas at his Bengaluru residence, with the order stating that failing to adjust to it could lead on to his arrest.
“A five-member team of the Guwahati Police are in Bengaluru. The notice was pasted on the door of his residence as he was not present,” Joint Commissioner Prateek Thube instructed PTI over telephone.
“He has been given time till May 2 to appear at Dispur police station,” Mr. Thube, who is part of the Guwahati police group in Bengaluru, mentioned.
The notice mentioned that in investigation, “reasonable grounds” have been revealed to query Mr. Srinivas within the case and, therefore, he has been requested to appear earlier than the investigating officer, at 11 a.m. on May 2.
A set of 10 instructions was given to Mr. Srinivas for compliance through the interval, together with not tampering with proof, not permitting destruction of any proof related to investigation and cooperating with the probe.
“Failure to attend/comply with the terms of this notice can render you liable for arrest under Section 41 A(3) and (4) of Cr.P.C,” it added.
Ms. Dutta, who was the Assam Youth Congress chief, had filed a case on the Dispur police station final week, claiming that Mr. Srinivas has been (*2*).
She had earlier made comparable allegations in opposition to him in a sequence of tweets.
Ms. Dutta, who was issued a show-cause notice by the social gathering, was expelled from the first membership for six years on Saturday for “anti-party activities”.
Mr. Srinivas had issued a authorized notice to Ms. Dutta inside hours of her tweets, demanding an apology for her remarks.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) had additionally taken suo motu cognisance of Ms. Dutta’s allegations and written to the State police for taking needed motion.
