The District and Sessions Court in Yupia has granted bail to IAS officer Talo Potom in a case related to the alleged abetment of suicide, citing insufficient prima facie evidence to justify continued custody. The court allowed bail on a Rs 1 lakh bond.

Potom, the former Deputy Commissioner of the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR), had been in judicial custody since his voluntary surrender on October 27. He was earlier remanded to 14 days of custody and sent to Jullang District Central Jail.

The case stems from the alleged suicide of an individual named Yekar, who reportedly left a note accusing Potom and Executive Engineer Lowang of sexual exploitation and mental harassment. The accusations claimed that the harassment drove him to take his own life.

Police at Nirjuli Station registered Case

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