New Delhi, July 3: A Congress IT cell member, Chirag Patnaik has been booked for sexual assault. A woman of the Congress IT cell team has accused Patnaik of sexually assaulting her. On the basis of the complaint filed by the woman, Delhi police has an FIR the accused under section 354-A and 509 at North Avenue police station.

Two women of social media team of the Congress have also resigned. While speaking to News18, Senior Congress leader Renuka Chaudhary said, “Congress is verifying the facts of the case. Once the truth is established, action will be taken. We have zero tolerance for such issues.”

A letter said to be written by the complainant is doing the rounds on social media. The letter states that the victim accused Patnaik many times violated her personal space with immoral behaviour.  According to the letter, the victim also tried to complain to the head of social media cell, but she refused to listen to her complaint. The victim joined the Congress IT cell on March 5, 2018, at the media cell office situated on Gurudwara Rakabganj Road as a social media manager.

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