Port Blair, July 19: On the direction of the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, the Chief Secretary has initiated an inquiry by a high level Committee to inquire into the complaint of sexual harassment of an employee of APWD. The Committee consists of Smt Rina Ray, Principal Secretary (Fin) as the Chairperson with Smt Ratna Kannan, Chairperson, A&N State Social Welfare Board and Smt Rasheeda Iqbal of Art & Culture Department as members.

The Committee will also see and report as to whether there has been any violation of various statuary obligations at any level of the Administration and submit its report within 7 days. On receipt of the report from the Committee, appropriate follow up action will be taken.