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Asst. Supt pleads not guilty to sexual assault charge
—released on $100,000 bail
Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP), Deneshwar Mahendranauth, was released on $100,000 bail, after he pleaded not guilty to a sexual assault charge that was read to him by City Magistrate Judy Latchman.
CHARGED: ASP Deneshwar Mahendranauth
The matter was held in camera yesterday in Court 3, of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
ASP Mahendranauth was represented by Attorney, Jerome Khan.
Outside of the courtroom, Khan told reporters that the ASP had placed several ranks under close arrest following the disappearance of several motorcycles from the Lethem Police Station. He said that the ranks were also being investigated in relation to drug seizure.
The Attorney claimed that the allegation leveled against his client is a strategy being taken by the ranks to “get him (Mahendranauth) out of the place”.
Mahendranauth will return to court on December 7, in the Lethem Magistrate’s Court.
The charge against Mahendranauth came two months after a female Police Constable had accused the senior officer of making sexual advances to her. The incident reportedly occurred at the Lethem Police Station. The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) was called in to investigate and a file was later sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
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