The police in Arunachal Pradesh ’s Naharlagun arrested an IAS officer named in a note left behind by a deceased teen for “sexual harassment” after he surrendered on Monday (October 27, 2025).

Naharlagun and Itanagar, 15 km apart, together form the Itanagar Capital Complex.

Naharlagun’s Superintendent of Police, Nyelam Nega, said Talo Potom was arrested after he surrendered at the Nirjuli police station at around 7:30 a.m. He would be produced before a magistrate.

Mr. Potom, posted as Secretary in the Public Works Department in Delhi, is an IAS officer promoted from the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Services. He was on leave in his home State when 19-year-old was found dead at his rented accommodation in Papum Pare district’s Lekhi village around 11 a.m. on Thursday (October 23, 2025).

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