New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office following a raft of disclosures related to his relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was released around 11 hours later under investigation, which means he has not been charged nor exonerated.

The man formerly known as Prince Andrew has for years faced a series of allegations over his contacts with the disgraced financier, most recently in the wake of the release of more than 3 million pages of documents related to Epstein from the U.S. Justice Department.

Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, is accused of sharing confidential trade information with the disgraced financier. He has denied any wrongdoing.

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