Lucknow, July 31 -- In a strong display of zero tolerance towards misconduct, Uttar Pradesh Minister Aseem Arun today had his own personal secretary (PS), Jai Kishan Singh, arrested after he was accused of sexually harassing a female employee at the Social Welfare Department headquarters.
The victim, an employee at the Bhagedar Bhawan office under the Social Welfare Department, approached the minister earlier in the day and broke down in tears while recounting the repeated harassment and obscene behavior she allegedly endured from Jai Kishan.
Deeply moved by the woman's distress, the minister immediately assured her of justice.
Minister Arun, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer with 27 years of service before joining the BJP in...