Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- Jana Sena Party president and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday ordered an internal inquiry into serious allegations of sexual assault and intimidation levelled against party MLA Arava Sridhar from Railway Koduru assembly constituency in Kadapa district.

An official statement from the party said a three-member committee comprising senior leaders T Shivashankar, Thamballapalli Ramadevi and TC Varun would probe into the allegations against Sridhar and verify the facts.

"The MLA has been directed to appear before the panel and submit his explanation within seven days. The committee will conduct a detailed investigation and submit a report to the party leadership, which will take a final de...